# Cattle Rounding Out the Week with Gains

> Live and feeder cattle futures rose $2 to $4.70 per hundredweight midday on Friday, with the CME Feeder Cattle Index up to $333.92. Wholesale Choice boxed beef fell $1.75 and weekly federally inspected slaughter ran about 36,500 head below the same week last year.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-13T21:06:54.259Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/98422-cattle-rounding-out-the-week-with-gains
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter slaughter supplies relative to last year support cattle prices, while lower boxed beef values limit packer margins; this is routine market commentary describing price moves.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- barchart.com: https://www.barchart.com/story/news/8826340/cattle-rounding-out-the-week-with-gains

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