# Cattle, hog futures react to Friday's USDA reports - Brownfield Ag News

> Live and feeder cattle futures fell after Friday's USDA Cattle on Feed report, with October live cattle down $0.52 to $122.40. Lean hog futures finished higher, supported by the Hogs and Pigs report released the same day.

- Date: 2021-09-27 · published 2021-09-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45189-cattle-hog-futures-react-to-friday-s-usda-reports-brownfield-ag-news
- 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

A cattle inventory report that pressures futures signals ample feedlot supplies, which can weigh on feeder cattle values and feed demand for corn and meal; the hog report's bullish tilt supports lean hog prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2021-03-25 | [Hog futures higher ahead of bullish Hogs and Pigs report - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5153-hog-futures-higher-ahead-of-bullish-hogs-and-pigs-report-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +3.8% | +10.2% |
| HOGS | 2022-09-27 | [All eyes on Thursday's Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39747-all-eyes-on-thursday-s-quarterly-hogs-and-pigs-report-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.2% | -2.6% |
| HOGS | 2019-05-23 | [USDA: China buys U.S. soybeans, pork - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58948-usda-china-buys-u-s-soybeans-pork-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -4.5% | -8.0% |
| HOGS | 2021-06-25 | [Latest Hogs and Pigs report shows a decline in farrowing intentions - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46731-latest-hogs-and-pigs-report-shows-a-decline-in-farrowing-intentions-brownfield.md) | +2.6% | +2.4% |
| HOGS | 2021-09-24 | [U.S. livestock: CME hogs rise, live cattle slip ahead of USDA reports - Canadian Cattlemen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45190-u-s-livestock-cme-hogs-rise-live-cattle-slip-ahead-of-usda-reports-canadian.md) | +4.7% | -10.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-02-12 | [Cattle, hog futures lower following USDA report - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54713-cattle-hog-futures-lower-following-usda-report-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +4.5% | -8.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-06-27 | [Hog futures lower following Hogs and Pigs report - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52770-hog-futures-lower-following-hogs-and-pigs-report-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.7% | +5.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2017-02-24 | [Feeder cattle futures were sharply lower - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8680-feeder-cattle-futures-were-sharply-lower-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.4% | +6.8% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/blog/market-news/cattle-hog-futures-react-to-fridays-usda-reports/

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