Beef cutout slide weighs on CME cattle for fifth session
9 September 2025
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Chicago Mercantile Change (CME) dwell cattle futures fell for a fifth successive session on Monday as decrease cutout values anchored costs, Reuters reported, citing analysts.
Nonetheless, losses have been restricted by ongoing traditionally tight cattle provides, analysts stated.
“You are seeing the cutout values are slowly turning just a little bit decrease,” stated Altin Kalo, chief economist at Steiner Consulting Group. “They have been decrease on Friday they usually’re decrease once more right now.”
Till there’s extra proof of a shift in demand, nonetheless, cattle futures proceed to obtain assist, Kalo stated.
CME October dwell cattle futures ended 0.175 cent decrease at 235.800 cents per pound. Feeder cattle rose after 4 periods of declines, with the October contract ending up 1.300 cents at 359.200 cents per pound.
The US Division of Agriculture (USDA) stated the wholesale alternative boxed beef worth fell $1.07 per hundredweight on Monday to $409.76 per cwt. The choose cutout rose $0.15 to $385.34 per cwt.
Beef packer margins have been at $66.65 per head on Monday, down from $88.25 per head on Friday, in line with livestock advertising and marketing advisory service HedgersEdge.
CME lean hog futures eased on Monday, as managed cash shifted positions, in line with Kalo. However the pork cutout failed to show decrease following the Labor Day weekend as is often anticipated on the finish of the summer time grilling season.
The USDA reported pork carcasses rose $0.51 to $116.38 per cwt. Bellies rose $1.23 to $184.80 per cwt.
“I feel it was extra money move than the rest,” stated Kalo of the downturn.
October futures ended 0.875 cent decrease at 95.15 cents per pound.
The CME lean hog index value was $105.92 for the 2 days ending September 4, and $105.97 for the 2 days ending September 3.
