# Cattle futures higher, hogs mostly higher to end the week - Brownfield Ag News

> Live and feeder cattle futures closed higher at the CME, supported by firmer boxed beef values. April live cattle rose $1.95 to $187.55 and March feeder cattle gained $3.92 to $251.02, while cash cattle trade was quiet.

- Date: 2024-02-16 · published 2024-02-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5540-cattle-futures-higher-hogs-mostly-higher-to-end-the-week-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Higher boxed beef and feeder futures reflect tight cattle supplies and support cattle prices, a routine market move with limited new supply or demand shock.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/blog/market-news/cattle-futures-higher-hogs-mostly-higher-to-end-the-week/

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