# Livestock Lowdown: Friday Morning Livestock Market Summary - Late-Week Positioning Expected in Livestock Futures

> Southern cash cattle traded at $100 per cwt on September 5, $2 to $3 lower than the prior week, and Northern cattle traded at $167. Futures posted contract lows as technical pressure built. Lean hog futures were mixed ahead of possible US-China trade talks.

- Date: 2019-09-06 · published 2019-09-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6597-livestock-lowdown-friday-morning-livestock-market-summary-late-week-positioning
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Continued weakness in cash and futures pressures cattle values, while uncertainty over China trade talks keeps hog prices unsettled.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: neutral
- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2019-09-06 | 5 | -5.6% | -4.1 | Cash at $100 and futures at contract lows on technical pressure confirm the selling in the window. |
| LCATTLE | 2019-09-09 | 5 | -7.0% | -4.8 | Lower Southern and Northern cash trade and futures contract lows with technical pressure added to selling momentum. |

## Sources

- keyaglivestocklowdown.blogspot.com: http://keyaglivestocklowdown.blogspot.com/2019/09/friday-morning-livestock-market-summary.html

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