Cattle Close Mixed on Tuesday

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Austin Schroeder

Wed, February 25, 2026 at 8:24 AM GMT+9 1 min read

Live cattle futures posted mixed action on Tuesday, with contracts up a dime to 15 cents lower.  Cash trade has been quiet so far this week, with last week at $246-249 in the North and some southern trade up to $249. Feeder cattle futures were up 50 to 85 cents. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down 39 cents to $375.41 on February 23.

Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were higher in the Tuesday afternoon report, with the Chc/Sel spread widening to $11.42. Choice boxes were up $8.21 to $377.43, while Select was $1.70 higher to $366.01. USDA estimated Tuesday’s federally inspected cattle slaughter at 111,000 head, taking the weekly total to 217,000 head. That is 15,000 head above last week and 1,682 head larger than the same week last year.

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Feb 26 Live Cattle  closed at $245.025, up $0.050,

Apr 26 Live Cattle  closed at $239.100, down $0.150,

Jun 26 Live Cattle  closed at $235.550, up $0.100,

Mar 26 Feeder Cattle  closed at $365.100, up $0.800,

Apr 26 Feeder Cattle  closed at $362.200, up $0.850,

May 26 Feeder Cattle  closed at $358.475, up $0.500,

_ 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. This article was originally published on Barchart.com _

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