# More losses in cash hogs, futures - Brownfield Ag News

> Chicago live cattle and feeder cattle futures fell on commercial and technical selling, with hogs also lower. Cash cattle trade was light and about $3 lower in the South, and Choice boxed beef closed lower on light demand.

- Date: 2018-04-03 · published 2018-04-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11967-more-losses-in-cash-hogs-futures-brownfield-ag-news
- 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)

## Why it matters

Lower futures below recent cash prices and weak boxed beef signal softer feeder and fed cattle values, which reduces the value of cattle sold for feeding and feed-buying margins.

## Read by commodity

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

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2018-04-03 | 1 | +3.0% | 3.5 | Same-day report of feeder and live cattle futures falling on commercial and technical selling with lower cash trade and weak boxed beef, matching the date of the move. |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/blog/market-news/losses-cash-hogs-futures/

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