# U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures gain, cattle mixed | Farmtario

> US beef export sales to China were nearly nil in the week ended March 20, at 54 metric tons, after 192 tons the previous week. Traders cited uncertainty after Beijing let beef export registrations lapse.

- Date: 2025-03-25 · published 2025-03-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25716-u-s-livestock-lean-hog-futures-gain-cattle-mixed-farmtario
- 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

Loss of China registrations removes a buyer for US beef, pressuring export demand and shifting more beef to the domestic market, which weighs on cutout values.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2020-11-05 | [U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up on firm cash, export hopes - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7937-u-s-livestock-cattle-futures-up-on-firm-cash-export-hopes-grainews.md) | -1.0% | -2.7% |
| HOGS | 2019-06-03 | [Trade fights continue to batter U.S. live cattle, lean hog futures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11384-trade-fights-continue-to-batter-u-s-live-cattle-lean-hog-futures.md) | -2.8% | -9.3% |
| HOGS | 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) | -10.7% | -26.8% |
| HOGS | 2019-11-21 | [U.S. livestock: Hog futures halt skid on export data - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56221-u-s-livestock-hog-futures-halt-skid-on-export-data-grainews.md) | -1.0% | +8.2% |
| FCATTLE | 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) | -4.9% | +1.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-01-29 | [U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle sink to multi-month lows - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6706-u-s-livestock-hogs-cattle-sink-to-multi-month-lows-grainews.md) | -3.2% | -5.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-08-24 | [CME : Feeder Cattle futures led livestock sell-off on import news. \| MarketScreener UAE Emirates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8345-cme-feeder-cattle-futures-led-livestock-sell-off-on-import-news-marketscreener.md) | -4.1% | +0.8% |

## Sources

- farmtario.com: https://farmtario.com/daily/u-s-livestock-lean-hog-futures-gain-cattle-mixed/

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