
Live cattle equivalent index fell slightly while lean hog equivalent dropped more sharply. Cash cattle trade was expected lower after futures recovered from Tuesday losses on news of renewed Mexican cattle imports, with Northern dressed cattle trading steady to $2 lower.
Lower packer bids and softer boxed beef and cutout signal weaker cash cattle prices, while hog demand concerns point to pressure on hog values.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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It states futures lost ground on Tuesday (July 1) on renewed Mexican import news, confirming the cause, but it was published after the move.