# U.S. livestock: Live cattle set fresh highs, lean hogs slide - Canadian Cattlemen

> Chicago live cattle futures settled near contract highs on April 29, with June live cattle at 210.200 cents/lb and August feeder cattle at 296.900 cents/lb. Lean hogs fell, with June closing at 99.450 cents/lb as spread trading shifted money out of hogs and into cattle.

- Date: 2025-04-29 · published 2025-04-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25253-u-s-livestock-live-cattle-set-fresh-highs-lean-hogs-slide-canadian-cattlemen
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Strong cattle futures and firm boxed beef support demand for feeder cattle and corn-based feed, while weak hog futures reflect a cash market that has not yet caught up to deferred prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Sources

- canadiancattlemen.ca: https://www.canadiancattlemen.ca/daily/u-s-livestock-live-cattle-set-fresh-highs-lean-hogs-slide/

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