# Hog, live cattle futures fall on recession fears - CME
						 | The Beef Site

> CME live cattle and hog futures fell on Thursday on fears of a recession that could reduce demand for meat, with fund liquidation adding pressure near quarter end. Feeder cattle firmed as corn prices fell, and USDA reported frozen beef stocks up 25% year over year.

- Date: 2022-06-23 · published 2022-06-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41079-hog-live-cattle-futures-fall-on-recession-fears-cme-the-beef-site
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Recession worries threaten meat demand, pressuring live cattle and hog prices, while lower corn supports feeder cattle economics.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2026-05-29 | [Cattle futures slip on fuel price demand fears - CME
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19391-cattle-futures-slip-on-fuel-price-demand-fears-cme-the-beef-site.md) | -0.8% | +1.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-09-23 | [Cattle, hog futures sag on macroeconomic concerns - CME
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39718-cattle-hog-futures-sag-on-macroeconomic-concerns-cme-the-pig-site.md) | +0.4% | +3.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-04-02 | [CME update: cattle futures dive on coronavirus pandemic
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6287-cme-update-cattle-futures-dive-on-coronavirus-pandemic-the-cattle-site.md) | -5.8% | -13.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-05-03 | [US live cattle hit five-week low - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5155-us-live-cattle-hit-five-week-low-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | -0.6% | +2.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-04-01 | [U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs limit down on coronavirus fears - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6601-u-s-livestock-cattle-hogs-limit-down-on-coronavirus-fears-grainews.md) | -10.1% | -17.5% |
| CORN | 2022-12-05 | [Recession fears spur wheat cuts – The Seam](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6647-recession-fears-spur-wheat-cuts-the-seam.md) | -0.2% | +4.7% |
| CORN | 2022-09-27 | [Dollar rally, recession fears wreak havoc on commodities](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11908-dollar-rally-recession-fears-wreak-havoc-on-commodities.md) | +1.8% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2020-03-11 | [Risk-Off \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9942-risk-off-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | -6.0% | -3.6% |

## Sources

- financialpost.com: https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/hog-live-cattle-futures-fall-on-recession-fears
- thebeefsite.com: https://www.thebeefsite.com/news/58779/hog-live-cattle-futures-fall-on-recession-fears-cme

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