# Cattle, hog futures higher at midweek - Brownfield Ag News

> Live and feeder cattle futures closed higher at the CME, supported by firmer boxed beef and a lower corn move that helped feeders. Cash cattle bids were $172 live in the south and $285 dressed in the north, and feeder steer prices at Interstate Regional Stockyards were mostly firm to higher. Choice boxed beef closed $1.61 higher.

- Date: 2023-04-26 · published 2023-04-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6728-cattle-hog-futures-higher-at-midweek-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Firmer boxed beef and cash bids support cattle futures, while lower corn prices reduce feeding costs. Daily moves reflect routine trade rather than a new supply shock.

## Read by commodity

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

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2023-04-27 | 1 | +4.1% | 5.1 | Feeder futures closed higher on April 26 on firmer boxed beef and lower corn, which shows momentum and input-cost support heading into the April 27 jump. |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/blog/market-news/cattle-hog-futures-higher-at-midweek-5/

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