# Weekly Analysis: Livestock Markets

> DTN's weekly technical analysis showed August live cattle closing $6.20 lower at $98.225 and August feeder cattle down $6.275 at $137.625. August lean hogs closed $0.325 lower at $76.625, and June Class III milk closed $0.20 lower at $15.66 after failing near its weekly high.

- Date: 2018-05-20 · published 2018-05-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11035-weekly-analysis-livestock-markets
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

The bearish weekly closes and signs of a possible trend change in several livestock contracts point to softer livestock and dairy values. Buyers can expect weaker prices for cattle, hogs and milk if the downtrends are confirmed.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼
- MILK: bearish ▼
- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/blogs/technically-speaking/blog-post/2018/05/20/weekly-analysis-livestock-markets

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