
CME live cattle futures closed higher on tight US cattle supplies and firm beef values after steep late-October declines. Hog futures settled lower, with December lean hogs dropping below their 200-day moving average, and the headline cites China easing tariffs on US pork.
Tight cattle supplies support cattle prices, while China's tariff easing on US pork could help export demand for hogs, though the hog market was still weak.
After 78 past bullish trade events, Live Cattle moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -1.1% to +1.2%), and +0.5% over 20.
After 123 past bearish trade events, Lean Hogs moved a median -0.4% over 5 sessions (43% higher; middle half -2.9% to +2.0%), and -0.2% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.