# Livestock Lowdown: Monday Midday Livestock Market Summary - Cattle Futures Giving Back Gains

> Live cattle futures lost ground through the Monday session, with October live cattle the only contract higher as it converged to cash. Hog futures rose after a run of gains, as African swine fever reports continued to surface.

- Date: 2018-10-29 · published 2018-10-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10112-livestock-lowdown-monday-midday-livestock-market-summary-cattle-futures-giving
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

African swine fever reports support lean hog prices by raising concern about export demand and supply disruption, while cattle futures stay under pressure.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2020-02-07 | [Livestock Markets Strong, Grains Flat, Says CattleFax](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54716-livestock-markets-strong-grains-flat-says-cattlefax.md) | -3.9% | +5.7% |
| HOGS | 2019-04-18 | [U.S. livestock: Deferred hog futures set contract highs for fourth day - Country Guide](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5961-u-s-livestock-deferred-hog-futures-set-contract-highs-for-fourth-day-country.md) | +1.7% | +3.3% |
| HOGS | 2020-09-13 | [CME update: live cattle futures rise as shifts in pork market could mean increased consumption of beef
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51242-cme-update-live-cattle-futures-rise-as-shifts-in-pork-market-could-mean.md) | +3.5% | +17.9% |
| HOGS | 2020-02-20 | [U.S. livestock: Hogs weaken on profit taking, cattle mixed - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12066-u-s-livestock-hogs-weaken-on-profit-taking-cattle-mixed-manitoba-co-operator.md) | -1.3% | -4.9% |
| HOGS | 2021-02-08 | [China hog futures surge to one-month high on mounting ASF fear - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48627-china-hog-futures-surge-to-one-month-high-on-mounting-asf-fear-fastmarkets.md) | +4.5% | +20.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-05-01 | [LIVESTOCK-Bird-flu testing of US ground beef sinks CME cattle futures \| MarketScreener](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5411-livestock-bird-flu-testing-of-us-ground-beef-sinks-cme-cattle-futures.md) | -1.6% | +1.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-08-08 | [U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall hard, hogs mixed - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12276-u-s-livestock-cattle-futures-fall-hard-hogs-mixed-grainews.md) | -1.4% | -0.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-04-30 | [US live cattle, feeder cattle futures end lower - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5417-us-live-cattle-feeder-cattle-futures-end-lower-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | -1.9% | +1.1% |

## Sources

- keyaglivestocklowdown.blogspot.com: http://keyaglivestocklowdown.blogspot.com/2018/10/monday-midday-livestock-market-summary_29.html

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