# Hog, cattle futures fall despite strong demand - CME
						 | The Cattle Site

> CME lean hog and cattle futures fell on Tuesday despite strong cash hog prices, solid boxed beef movement and firm packer demand. The CME Lean Hog Index rose to $104.93 per cwt while June and August live cattle and August feeder cattle contracts declined.

- Date: 2022-05-31 · published 2022-05-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41539-hog-cattle-futures-fall-despite-strong-demand-cme-the-cattle-site
- 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

Futures weakness despite firm cash and boxed beef prices suggests traders are pricing in risk-off sentiment and possibly a softer fall cattle market, which may lower the cost of finished cattle and feeder inputs.

## Read by commodity

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

## Sources

- thecattlesite.com: https://www.thecattlesite.com/news/58647/hog-cattle-futures-fall-despite-strong-demand-cme

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