# Higher pork values provide a boost to hog futures - Brownfield Ag News

> Live and feeder cattle futures closed lower on technical selling on May 5, with June live cattle down $1.05 to $133.77. Hog futures gained on higher pork values, and cash cattle traded mostly at $140 in the South. Feeder cattle auction prices were mixed to higher.

- Date: 2022-05-05 · published 2022-05-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41556-higher-pork-values-provide-a-boost-to-hog-futures-brownfield-ag-news
- 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

Higher pork values support hog futures, while lower cattle futures on technical selling point to softer near-term beef cattle demand for feed.

## Read by commodity

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

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2022-05-05 | 5 | -3.2% | -2.9 | June live cattle fell $1.05 to $133.77 on May 5 on technical selling, directly adding to the 5-day decline. |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/blog/market-news/higher-pork-values-provide-a-boost-to-hog-futures/

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