# Trade fights continue to batter U.S. live cattle, lean hog futures

> CME live cattle and lean hog futures fell for a second straight session on Monday amid trade tensions. Feeder cattle futures settled slightly higher as U.S. corn futures dipped.

- Date: 2019-06-03 · published 2019-06-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11384-trade-fights-continue-to-batter-u-s-live-cattle-lean-hog-futures
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Trade disputes weigh on meat demand and export expectations, while the corn dip supported feeder prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- HOGS: bearish ▼
- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-03-25 | [U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures gain, cattle mixed \| Farmtario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25716-u-s-livestock-lean-hog-futures-gain-cattle-mixed-farmtario.md) | +0.3% | +1.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-07-17 | [An Update on 2024 U.S. Beef Trade \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29215-an-update-on-2024-u-s-beef-trade-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | +0.8% | -0.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-07-17 | [U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs, live cattle end lower - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5218-u-s-livestock-cme-lean-hogs-live-cattle-end-lower-agcanada.md) | +1.8% | +0.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-06-08 | [Setbacks in US beef exports to China dampen August live cattle futures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29892-setbacks-in-us-beef-exports-to-china-dampen-august-live-cattle-futures.md) | +1.3% | +2.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-11-21 | [U.S. livestock: Cattle futures dip as Brazilian beef tariffs lifted - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5449-u-s-livestock-cattle-futures-dip-as-brazilian-beef-tariffs-lifted-grainews.md) | -1.5% | +4.3% |
| HOGS | 2020-06-02 | [Lean hog futures end lower on U.S.-China trade worries](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52771-lean-hog-futures-end-lower-on-u-s-china-trade-worries.md) | -11.2% | -18.2% |
| HOGS | 2018-07-18 | [U.S. livestock: CME cattle rise but hog futures weaken - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5215-u-s-livestock-cme-cattle-rise-but-hog-futures-weaken-grainews.md) | -4.1% | -21.5% |
| HOGS | 2018-04-02 | [China’s action trips up lean hog futures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65663-china-s-action-trips-up-lean-hog-futures.md) | -6.4% | +10.9% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-livestock/livestock-trade-fights-continue-to-batter-u-s-live-cattle-lean-hog-futures-idUKL2N23A1GD/

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