--- title: Market Cooldown description: Market cooldown impacts beef packers with record-high cattle weights. Datum FS offers solutions to navigate these challenging times with data-driven insights and tools. image: https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4E12AQGutaYYZ-8wLQ/article-cover_image-shrink_720_1280/B4EZqi9dKpGYAI-/0/1763670610996?e=1765411200&v=beta&t=giAcIvgofBGeOQT9HvGpGqeuwrAMBSh2twwBwQGoqvs --- [Skip to content](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/market-cooldown#main-content) ![Datum Logo Stacked](https://datumfs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Datum%20Logo%20Stacked.png?width=80&height=97&name=Datum%20Logo%20Stacked.png) - [David](https://datumfs.com/team) - [Commodity Sourcing & Risk Management](https://datumfs.com/commodity-research-and-forecasts) - [Resources](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week) Show submenu for Resources - [Blog](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week) - [Podcast](https://datumfs.com/commodity-kitchen-podcast) - [Collaboration](https://datumfs.com/datum-advisors-0) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [David](https://datumfs.com/team) - [Commodity Sourcing & Risk Management](https://datumfs.com/commodity-research-and-forecasts) - [Resources](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week) Show submenu for Resources - [Blog](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week) - [Podcast](https://datumfs.com/commodity-kitchen-podcast) - [Collaboration](https://datumfs.com/datum-advisors-0) - [Email us](mailto:david@datumfs.com) [Email us](mailto:david@datumfs.com) Nov 20, 2025 4:05:14 PM # Market Cooldown ![Picture of David Maloni](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/520f8829ce5a723a41ab6a8a3d9604b0) [David Maloni](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/author/david-maloni) Share: [facebook-f icon](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/market-cooldown) [linkedin-in icon](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/market-cooldown) [Twitter icon](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/market-cooldown) [pinterest-p icon](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/link/?url=https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/market-cooldown) [envelope icon](mailto:?body=https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/market-cooldown) Beef iis still running its own plot line. Prices remain elevated, continuing to pressure grocery and foodservice supply chains. That includes beef packers. The chart above shows a simple packer-margin model comparing beef prices to cattle costs. The lower the bar, the tougher the year—and this season looks like the worst margin year in a decade. One side effect: record-high cattle weights as packers look for efficiency wherever they can. Think of it as the commodity-market version of bulking up for the playoffs. If you’re navigating these erratic markets—especially beef—we can help. Datum FS provides data-driven research, forecasting, and physical sourcing and hedging tools to manage risk. For example, the Trump Administration’s recent reduction in beef import tariffs could create opportunities in your supply chain.  Reach out at the links above. ![](https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4E12AQGutaYYZ-8wLQ/article-cover_image-shrink_720_1280/B4EZqi9dKpGYAI-/0/1763670610996?e=1765411200&v=beta&t=giAcIvgofBGeOQT9HvGpGqeuwrAMBSh2twwBwQGoqvs) [supply chain](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/tag/supply-chain), [foodcosts](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/tag/foodcosts) ## Related posts [![](https://datumfs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202023-03-14%20at%2011.51.18%20AM.png?height=200&name=Screenshot%202023-03-14%20at%2011.51.18%20AM.png)](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/restaurant-menu-price-inflation-cooling-but) ## [Restaurant menu price inflation cooling but...](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/restaurant-menu-price-inflation-cooling-but) ![Picture of David Maloni](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/520f8829ce5a723a41ab6a8a3d9604b0) [David Maloni](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/author/david-maloni) Mar 17, 2023 11:37:02 AM [Read more](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/restaurant-menu-price-inflation-cooling-but) [![](https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4E12AQFXk_5HdhiZIQ/article-cover_image-shrink_720_1280/B4EZik4Vh9GYAM-/0/1755112888795?e=1760572800&v=beta&t=UmulURMXZPO7az6LncC_D4ECmxgyWMMvZ6eA5hbDe70)](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/holy-guac-pricey-beef) [commodity markets](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/tag/commodity-markets) ## [Holy Guac, Pricey Beef!](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/holy-guac-pricey-beef) ![Picture of David Maloni](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/520f8829ce5a723a41ab6a8a3d9604b0) [David Maloni](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/author/david-maloni) Aug 13, 2025 4:34:05 PM Wholesale and retail beef prices keep breaking records like they’re chasing Barry Bonds. 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