{"id":26913,"date":"2025-11-18T20:04:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T01:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sharewatch.com\/wp\/2025\/11\/18\/cattle-ease-lower-into-the-close\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T20:04:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T01:04:00","slug":"cattle-ease-lower-into-the-close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharewatch.com\/wp\/2025\/11\/18\/cattle-ease-lower-into-the-close\/","title":{"rendered":"Cattle Ease Lower into the Close"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"layout__region nsdq-l-grid__item syndicated-article-body\">\n<section class=\"jupiter22-c-article-body\">\n<div class=\"body\">\n<div class=\"body__content\">\n<p>Live cattle futures saw weakness into the Tuesday close, down 50 cents to $1.25. Cash trade has yet to be reported this week, with last week at $225-227 across the country, with a few at $228 in the South. Some late Northern sales were $218-222. Feeder cattle futures were mixed on Tuesday, with contracts mostly steady to a quarter lower and November up 92 cents. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back down $2.43 to $339.46 on November 17. The Monday OKC feeder cattle auction sold 6,526 head, with sales listed as steady.<\/p>\n<p>USDA Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were mixed in the Tuesday afternoon report, widening the Chc\/Sel spread to $17.00. Choice boxes were back up $1.54 to $371.95, while Select was $1.35 lower at $354.95. USDA federally inspected cattle slaughter for Tuesday was estimated at 121,000 head, with the weekly total at 237,000 head. That 8,000 head above last week but 10,273 head below the same week last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ads__inline\">\n<div id=\"js-dfp-tag-VX4\"  class=\"btf-bodymidpagetwothirdswidth-1\">          <script type=\"text\/javascript\">         googletag.cmd.push(function() {             \/\/ Check if ID matches ID in the window.adsList array before calling googletag.display             function isAdInAdsList(id) {             for (var i = 0; i < window.adsList.length; i++) {                 if (window.adsList[i].id === id) {                     return true;                 }             }             return false;         }         if (isAdInAdsList('js-dfp-tag-VX4')) {             googletag.display('js-dfp-tag-VX4');         }         });     <\/script> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>     <span>Don\u2019t Miss a Day: <\/span> From crude oil to coffee, sign up free for Barchart\u2019s best-in-class commodity analysis.  <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><u>Dec 25 Live Cattle<\/u><u>\u00a0<\/u>\u00a0closed at $220.025, down $1.250,<\/p>\n<p><u>Feb 26 Live Cattle<\/u><u>\u00a0<\/u>\u00a0closed at $220.850, down $0.925,<\/p>\n<p><u>Apr 26 Live Cattle<\/u><u>\u00a0<\/u>\u00a0closed at $221.325, down $0.500,<\/p>\n<p><u>Nov 25 Feeder Cattle<\/u><u>\u00a0<\/u>\u00a0closed at $340.775, up $0.925,<\/p>\n<div class=\"ads__inline\">\n<div id=\"js-dfp-tag-lJA\"  class=\"btf-bodymidpagetwothirdswidth-2\">          <script type=\"text\/javascript\">         googletag.cmd.push(function() {             \/\/ Check if ID matches ID in the window.adsList array before calling googletag.display             function isAdInAdsList(id) {             for (var i = 0; i < window.adsList.length; i++) {                 if (window.adsList[i].id === id) {                     return true;                 }             }             return false;         }         if (isAdInAdsList('js-dfp-tag-lJA')) {             googletag.display('js-dfp-tag-lJA');         }         });     <\/script> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><u>Jan 26 Feeder Cattle<\/u><u>\u00a0<\/u>\u00a0closed at $326.050, down $0.225,<\/p>\n<p><u>Mar 26 Feeder Cattle<\/u><u>\u00a0<\/u>\u00a0closed at $318.400, down $0.150,<\/p>\n<p><i>     On the date of publication,      Austin Schroeder              did not have (either directly or indirectly) positions in any of the securities mentioned in this article. All information and data in this article is solely for informational purposes.          For more information please view the Barchart Disclosure Policy      here. <\/i><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> More news from Barchart <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How Low Can Cattle Go?<\/li>\n<li>Cattle Prices Are Tipping Higher. How to Trade the Rebound Now.<\/li>\n<li>Barchart Experts Weigh In: Everything You Need to Know as Cattle Collapses<\/li>\n<li>Will Cattle Futures Continue to Reach New Highs During the Off-Demand Season?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"body__disclaimer\">The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>        <script type=\"text\/javascript\">   \/\/ add oddAd class to every odd instance of body .ads__inline for different placeholder styles   let articleAds = document.querySelectorAll('.ads__inline');   for (let i = 0, len = articleAds.length; i < len; i++) {     \/\/ Do the below only if the curent count is less than 12     if ((i < 12) &#038;&#038; (i % 2 === 0)) {       articleAds[i].className += ' oddAd';     }   } <\/script>                                               <\/p>\n<div class=\"jupiter22-c-tags jupiter22-c-tags-default\">\n<h3 class=\"jupiter22-c-tags-title\">         Tags       <\/h3>\n<div class=\"jupiter22-c-tags-container\">Stocks<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Live cattle futures saw weakness into the Tuesday close, down 50 cents to $1.25. Cash trade has yet to be reported this week, with last week at $225-227 across the country, with a few at $228 in the South. Some late Northern sales were $218-222. 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