US: Cattle Market Review Week 15, April 14, 2025
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CME June live cattle futures rose 1,600 cents to 196,800 cents a pound, while May feeder cattle futures settled up 3,400 cents to 278,700 cents a pound.
Stock prices returned to higher territory on Friday, capping a week in which investors were rattled by announcements of tariff relief and retaliation, including U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement Wednesday of a 90-day tariff freeze for dozens of affected countries and an additional 145% hike in tariffs on goods imported from CHINA — after taking into account duties imposed earlier this year.
China has been raising tariffs on US imports with each increase by Trump, bringing retaliatory tariffs on American goods to 125%. Beijing has made it clear that this will be the final increase, although other forms of retaliation remain on the agenda.
Analysts say the cattle market is highly dependent on market demand, and stock market swings can also indicate where consumer demand is heading.
" Cattle have been following the stock market lately ," said Austin Schroeder, a commodity analyst at Brugler Marketing and Management.
Tariffs are expected to raise U.S. beef prices. President Trump has imposed a 10% tariff on Australian goods. Australian farmers, traders and industry groups said Thursday they would pass on any additional costs from the tariffs to U.S. consumers, which could push up the price of burgers and steaks. Australia exports about $ 2.5 billion worth of beef annually to the U.S., its biggest market.
WEEKLY COST OF CUT OUT CAT.CHOICE
CATTLE SALES
Sale of cattle, heads
Average weight
Week 14
Week 15
Growth per week,%
Week 14
Week 15
Growth per week,%
Bulls (live weight)
9 812
14 357
46.3%
1 511
1,543
2.1%
Heifers (live weight)
5 657
6 124
8.3%
1 372
1 367
-0.4%
Bulls (slaughter weight)
7 049
5 794
-17.8%
975
983
0.8%
Heifers (slaughter weight)
1 801
1 128
-37.4%
865
882
2.0%
WEEKLY WEIGHTED AVERAGE BULL PRICE
BEEF PRODUCTION
Indicator
Week 15
Previous week
A year ago
Growth per week,%
Growth per year, %
Volume of cattle slaughter
564,000
591,000
598,000
-4.6%
-5.7%
Live weight
1 431
1 428
1 399
0.2%
2.3%
Slaughter weight
873
870
848
0.3%
2.9%
Beef Production (million pounds)
491,0
513,0
506.0
-4.3%
-3.0%
CME: Live Cattle Futures
Week 14
Week 15
Growth per week,%
April
202.63
202.48
-0.1%
June
198.20
196.80
-0.7%
August
194.70
193.85
-0.4%
CME: Feeder Cattle Futures
April
279.43
285.18
2.1%
May
274.88
278.70
1.4%
August
281.05
283.68
0.9%
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