Cattle futures slide after border speculation - CME Hog prices ease as October lean contracts fall15 September 2025 15 September 2025 2 minute read 2 minute read By: By: Global Ag Media North AmericaChicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures fell on investor expectations that US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins might announce a re-opening of the border with Mexico for cattle imports in a speech in Oklahoma on Friday, reported Reuters. The closure has contributed to tight cattle supplies and high beef prices in the United States. Fish said there was also some seasonal weakness in cash cattle prices, which is normal at the end of the summer grilling season, but that was less of a factor in today's sell-off. CME October live cattle futures ended 2.300 cents lower at 229.975 cents per pound. Feeder cattle also fell, with the October contract ending down 6.55 cents at 345.80 cents per pound.