# Hog futures slammed by demand questions, cash - Brownfield Ag News

> Live cattle and feeder cattle futures fell on Aug. 22 on technical selling while traders watched direct cash trade and the USDA Cattle on Feed report. Choice boxed beef rose $0.47 to $214.04, and the estimated weekly cattle slaughter was 117,000 head.

- Date: 2018-08-22 · published 2018-08-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63678-hog-futures-slammed-by-demand-questions-cash-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Cash cattle and feeder futures softness ahead of USDA data points to near-term pressure on cattle prices, with limited direct effect on feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/blog/market-news/hog-futures-slammed-by-demand-questions-cash/

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