# Why Are Cattle and Hog Futures Falling at CME?

> CME December live cattle futures settled 5.35 cents lower at 220.95 cents per pound, their weakest close since October 6, as weaker cash prices and fund selling pushed contracts down. Lean hog contracts also hit new lows amid abundant pork supplies.

- Date: 2026-10-30 · published 2026-10-31T10:05:49.360Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/2956-why-are-cattle-and-hog-futures-falling-at-cme
- 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

Fund liquidation and weaker cash trade pressure cattle values, and abundant pork supplies weigh on hog prices, reducing livestock sector margins for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

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

## Sources

- agrolatam.com: https://www.agrolatam.com/usa/livestock/cattle-futures-drop-cme-cash-prices-hog-market/

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