Cattle Fall into the Holiday Weekend, with Wholesale Beef Weakness

Written on 07/03/2026
Austin Schroeder

Live cattle futures closed with losses of $2.05 to $2.60 on Thursday, with August down $6.60 this week. Cash sales were picked up at $403 dressed in the north this week, with live trade at $255-256. Southern trade was $255, with both regions seeing weakness from the week prior. Feeder...Black and white cow in field by JackieLou DL via Pixabay