# CME cattle futures end lower, hogs higher ahead of holiday weekend

> CME cattle futures ended lower while hog futures finished mostly higher, with both markets finding support as brokers anticipated a seasonal rise in consumer demand for pricier cuts of meat ahead of the holiday weekend.

- Date: 2022-04-14 · published 2022-04-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5950-cme-cattle-futures-end-lower-hogs-higher-ahead-of-holiday-weekend
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Seasonal demand expectations support hog prices, while cattle weakness reflects softer near-term sentiment in the live cattle and feeder complexes.

## Read by commodity

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

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-livestock/livestock-cme-cattle-futures-end-lower-hogs-higher-ahead-of-holiday-weekend-idINL2N2WC2I7/

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