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Cattle Look to New Month After Bouncing Around the Holiday

Live cattle futures were $4.55 to $5.30 higher on the Friday session with December up $1.125 last week. Open interest dropped 1,161 contracts on Friday. Cash trade improved late last week with $220 in the South on Friday, with some northern trade at $215, up from the $208-210 seen in...

Barchart · Dec 1, 2025

Cattle Post a Rally on Black Friday

Live cattle futures were $4.55 to $5.30 higher on the Friday session with December up $1.125 this week. Cash trade improved late this week with $220 in the South on Friday, with some northern trade at $215, up from the $208-210 seen in the first half. Feeder cattle futures were...

Barchart · Nov 28, 2025

Cattle Rallying on Black Friday

Live cattle futures are $4.95 to $5.25 higher on the Friday session. There have been some cash trade picked up in the north this week at $208-210, with dressed trade at $330. Feeder cattle futures are showing near limit gains on Friday, with contracts up $8.70 to $9.225. The CME...

Barchart · Nov 28, 2025

Cattle Post Turnaround Tuesday Bounce

Live cattle futures closed with 20 cent losses in the nearbys and other nearby contracts higher. There have been some light cash trade picked up in the north this week at $208-210, with dressed trade at $330. Tuesday’s Fed cattle online exchange saw no sales on the 2,052 head offered,...

Barchart · Nov 25, 2025

Cattle Bouncing on Tuesday

Live cattle futures are down 12 to 50 cents in the front months with April up 47 cents. There was some light cash trade picked up on Monday at $208 by the USDA in the Western Corn Belt. Light dressed action was noted in the North on Tuesday at $330....

Barchart · Nov 25, 2025

Cattle Close Monday Locked Limit Down

Live cattle futures saw $7.25 limit losses across most contracts on Monday, with $10.25 expanded limits set for Tuesday. There was some light cash trade picked up on Monday at $208 by the USDA in the Western Corn Belt. Last week’s cash trade was $215-219 in the North, with $220-224...

Barchart · Nov 24, 2025

Cattle Locked Limit Down in Response to Tyson News

Live cattle futures are down the $7.25 limit across most contracts on Monday. Last week’s cash trade was $215-219 in the North, with $220-224 in the South. Feeder cattle futures are down the $9.25 limit across the board at midday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up $1.44 to $339.72...

Barchart · Nov 24, 2025

Cattle Traders Look to React to CoF Report and Tyson Shutdown News

Live cattle futures saw Friday losses of 27 to 62 cents, with the weekly loss taken to $4.70 in December. A few cash sales in the north were reported at $215-219 last week, with most on the higher side of that range, and $222-224 in the South. Feeder cattle futures...

Barchart · Nov 24, 2025

Cattle Slip Lower into Friday’s Close As Traders Square Up Ahead of USDA Data

Live cattle futures saw Friday losses of 27 to 62 cents, with the weekly loss taken to $4.70 in December. A few cash sales in the north were reported at $215-219 this week, with most on the higher side of that range, and $222-224 in the South. Feeder cattle futures...

Barchart · Nov 21, 2025

Cattle Buying the Fact as Brazilian Tariffs Lifted

Live cattle futures are up $1.22 to 1.40 so far on Friday. A few cash sales in the north have been reported at $215-220 this week, with most on the higher side of that range, and $224 in the South. The Friday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no...

Barchart · Nov 21, 2025