Caution Builds in Cattle Complex 7/6/2026 | 12:46 PM CDT By ShayLe Stewart , DTN Livestock Analyst With the recent softness in cattle markets, caution continues to spread throughout the cattle complex. (DTN ProphetX chart) Ahead of the big Fourth of July celebration, the attitude throughout the cattle complex shifted. Both the live and feeder cattle futures began to trade lower, fed cash cattle prices traded lower, and feeder cattle prices did as well.