August live cattle (LEQ26) futures on Friday fell $2.65 to $224.425, hit a four-month low, and for the week were down $10.775. August feeder cattle (GFQ26) futures lost $0.65 to $345.95, closed at a five-week low close, and for the week were down $8.65.
The cattle futures markets saw still more technical selling on Friday as the bleeding continued. The technically bearish weekly low closes on a Friday again last week set the stage for follow-through chart-based selling early this week.