# Live cattle, lean hog futures fall on sluggish slaughter - CME
						 | The Pig Site

> CME February live cattle and March feeder cattle futures fell in the week ending January 7 as slaughter ran about 24,000 head behind year-ago levels. Lean hogs also faced soft slaughter but found support from smaller live hog inventories. Wholesale beef prices gained on tighter processing.

- Date: 2022-01-10 · published 2022-01-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43291-live-cattle-lean-hog-futures-fall-on-sluggish-slaughter-cme-the-pig-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)

## Why it matters

Slow slaughter tightens beef and pork supply, supporting wholesale prices, but weaker cattle futures signal softer near-term demand for feed-fed animals and grain.

## Read by commodity

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

## Sources

- thepigsite.com: https://www.thepigsite.com/news/2022/01/sluggish-slaughter-causes-live-cattle-lean-hogs-to-fall-cme

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