# Meat Futures Set to Open Trading Week With Mixed Prices

> Cash cattle and hogs were steady at the start of the week, and live and feeder cattle futures were expected to open mixed. Lean hog futures were also seen opening mixed, with nearby contracts under more pressure than deferred ones after a record early-fall slaughter of 2.534 million head.

- Date: 2017-10-02 · published 2017-10-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68600-meat-futures-set-to-open-trading-week-with-mixed-prices
- 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

Record hog slaughter weighs on pork demand and pressures the hog complex, which can reduce demand for feed in hog finishing. The morning futures commentary describes routine moves without a new fundamental cause.

## Read by commodity

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

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2017/10/02/meat-futures-set-open-trading-week

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.