# Cattle Current Daily-Dec. 3, 2018 – Cattle Current Market Update

> Negotiated cash fed cattle trade stayed thin through USDA's Friday report, with live sales near $115/cwt and some dressed trade at $183. Live and feeder cattle futures were mixed, and traders hoped for a boost if US-China trade differences were resolved amid African Swine Fever-driven pork import needs.

- Date: 2018-12-01 · published 2018-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61697-cattle-current-daily-dec-3-2018-cattle-current-market-update
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Expected Chinese pork shortfall from ASF could lift demand for US beef and protein, supporting cattle futures if a trade deal materializes.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Sources

- cattlecurrent.com: https://cattlecurrent.com/cattle-current-daily-dec-3-2018/

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