# U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs, live cattle end lower - AgCanada

> Reuters reports lean hog futures fell for a second straight session on technical selling, ample pork supply and trade tensions with China and Mexico. Live cattle closed lower as rising supplies outweighed support from cash prices near $111/cwt.

- Date: 2018-07-17 · published 2018-07-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5218-u-s-livestock-cme-lean-hogs-live-cattle-end-lower-agcanada
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Trade tensions and heavy pork supply weigh on hog values, while rising cattle supplies cap live cattle prices despite cash strength.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2018-07-17 | 1 | -7.9% | -7.1 | Reuters reports hog futures fell on technical selling, ample pork supply and China/Mexico trade tensions on the move date. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2018-05-11 | [U.S. livestock: CME hogs slump amid fund roll, NAFTA worries - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65171-u-s-livestock-cme-hogs-slump-amid-fund-roll-nafta-worries-agcanada.md) | +10.4% | +17.5% |
| HOGS | 2024-05-29 | [U.S. livestock: Cattle lower on technical trading, JBS-China export news - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30400-u-s-livestock-cattle-lower-on-technical-trading-jbs-china-export-news-agcanada.md) | -0.0% | -3.0% |
| HOGS | 2020-01-29 | [U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle sink to multi-month lows - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6706-u-s-livestock-hogs-cattle-sink-to-multi-month-lows-grainews.md) | -8.8% | -4.5% |
| HOGS | 2019-09-20 | [U.S. livestock: Hogs drop as China delegation cancels farm visits - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57226-u-s-livestock-hogs-drop-as-china-delegation-cancels-farm-visits-agcanada.md) | +0.3% | +9.7% |
| HOGS | 2018-07-18 | [U.S. livestock: CME cattle rise but hog futures weaken - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5215-u-s-livestock-cme-cattle-rise-but-hog-futures-weaken-grainews.md) | -4.1% | -21.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-05-29 | [U.S. livestock: Cattle lower on technical trading, JBS-China export news - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30400-u-s-livestock-cattle-lower-on-technical-trading-jbs-china-export-news-agcanada.md) | -1.0% | +3.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-01-29 | [U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle sink to multi-month lows - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6706-u-s-livestock-hogs-cattle-sink-to-multi-month-lows-grainews.md) | -1.1% | -4.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-03-25 | [U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures gain, cattle mixed \| Farmtario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25716-u-s-livestock-lean-hog-futures-gain-cattle-mixed-farmtario.md) | +0.3% | +1.1% |

## Sources

- agcanada.com: https://www.agcanada.com/daily/u-s-livestock-cme-lean-hogs-live-cattle-end-lower

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