# CME: Lean Hog Contract Prices All Lower Week-over-week
						 | The Pig Site

> Lean hog contracts all fell week over week in the period ending early September, with October down $2.58 to $61.21 per cwt. Live cattle and feeder cattle prices were mixed, with some feeder contracts rising.

- Date: 2017-09-05 · published 2017-09-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69093-cme-lean-hog-contract-prices-all-lower-week-over-week-the-pig-site
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Sustained declines in hog futures reflect heavy supply and cut hog margins for feeders, which can reduce demand for feed grains. The price trend is routine market commentary with no new cause.

## Read by commodity

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

## Sources

- thepigsite.com: https://www.thepigsite.com/news/2017/09/cme-lean-hog-contract-prices-all-lower-weekoverweek

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