# Prices are Strong, but We Need Heifers | Marketing | feedlotmagazine.com

> Chicago lean hog futures gained on March 25 ahead of the USDA Hogs and Pigs report due Thursday, with June hogs settling at 96.25 cents. Reuters analyst expectations put the U.S. hog herd 1.2% larger than a year earlier. Live cattle and feeder cattle were mixed, with feeders falling after a record high the prior week.

- Date: 2025-03-26 · published 2025-03-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25715-prices-are-strong-but-we-need-heifers-marketing-feedlotmagazine-com
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations of a larger hog herd point to more pork supply ahead, which could cap hog price gains. Cattle softness after record highs reflects profit-taking rather than a change in tight supply fundamentals.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: neutral
- FCATTLE: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Sources

- feedlotmagazine.com: https://www.feedlotmagazine.com/news/marketing/prices-are-strong-but-we-need-heifers/article_82e604f8-fdb4-11ef-90ea-57dbe477f7a9.html

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