# Monthly Analysis: Livestock Markets

> DTN's monthly livestock analysis shows June live cattle closed at $106.10 and testing support near $104.825. Feeder cattle and lean hogs also fell on the monthly chart, while Class III milk rose.

- Date: 2018-05-01 · published 2018-05-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4608-monthly-analysis-livestock-markets
- 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), [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Technical breaks in live cattle and feeders can extend selling in feed-grade cattle markets. Hog and milk moves signal limited spillover to feed demand.

## Read by commodity

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

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2018-05-01 | 1 | -7.5% | -10.3 | The monthly analysis shows June live cattle testing support near 104.825 amid broad livestock weakness, which is consistent with technical and fund-driven selling. |
| LCATTLE | 2018-05-02 | 5 | -6.7% | -3.2 | Monthly analysis shows June live cattle falling and testing support, confirming the downward price momentum. |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/blogs/technically-speaking/blog-post/2018/05/01/monthly-analysis-livestock-markets

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