# Live cattle futures fall - CME
						 | The Cattle Site

> CME live cattle futures fell to their lowest in over a month on March 1, 2022, as beef prices weakened and traders reduced risk amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Feeder cattle hit their lowest since November and lean hogs slumped, with stock market losses adding pressure.

- Date: 2022-03-01 · published 2022-03-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42408-live-cattle-futures-fall-cme-the-cattle-site
- 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), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower cattle futures reduce feeder margins and signal weaker demand for feed as producers cut risk, while rising corn and wheat costs squeeze feedlot economics.

## Read by commodity

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

## Sources

- thecattlesite.com: https://www.thecattlesite.com/news/58143/live-cattle-futures-fall-cme/

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