Archive · 9 Aug 2025
Cattle Futures Fall Following Recent Market Highs
Cattle futures, which are like bets on the future price of cattle, went down on Friday.
This happened because people who bought them earlier decided to take their profits.
The prices had gone up recently because people wanted to buy beef and because there weren't enough cattle.
Even though the price of beef in stores is still high, the price that meatpackers pay for the beef has slowed down.
The cost of some types of beef went down while the cost of others went up.
Cattle futures experienced a selloff on Friday after reaching contract highs.
Live cattle futures decreased by 6.25 cents to 225.975 cents per pound.
Feeder cattle futures dropped by 9.25 cents, settling at 349.625 cents per pound.
Wholesale beef prices have slowed, despite continued decreases in meatpacking slaughter rates.
The choice boxed beef cutout declined while the select cutout increased.
- Who
- Traders.
- What
- Cattle futures experienced a selloff.
- When
- Friday, August 8th.
- Where
- Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
- Why
- Traders booked profits after recent market highs.
Market Factors
Trading Strategies
Price Drivers
Market Factors
Resilient consumer demand and tight cattle supply.
Trading Strategies
Traders booking profits in an overbought market.
- October Live Cattle Futures
- Fell 6.25 cents to 225.975 cents/pound
- September Feeder Futures
- Lost 9.25 cents to 349.625 cents/pound
- October Hogs
- Ended 0.25 cent lower at 90.675 cents/pound
- Choice boxed beef cutout
- Declined by 10 cents to $378.84 per hundredweight (cwt)
- Select cutout
- Rose $1.34 to $355.09 per cwt