# Cattle, hog futures continue slide into the weekend - Brownfield Ag News

> Live and feeder cattle futures kept sliding on lower cash trade, weaker wholesale beef and broader market volatility. April live cattle closed $2.90 lower at $107.57 and April feeders fell $1.37 to $132.70. South Dakota feeder cattle prices declined $2 to $8 across weight classes.

- Date: 2020-02-29 · published 2020-02-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5311-cattle-hog-futures-continue-slide-into-the-weekend-brownfield-ag-news
- 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

Weak cash trade and falling futures reduce cattle values, and lower feeder prices reduce near-term demand for feed grains from feedlots.

## Read by commodity

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

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2020-03-02 | 5 | -5.0% | -3.1 | April live cattle fell $2.90 on Friday on weaker cash, weaker boxed beef and volatility, extending the slide into the end of the window. |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/cattle-hog-futures-continue-slide-into-the-weekend/

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