# Cash hogs higher, lean futures were lower - Brownfield Ag News

> Cash cattle sold at the Fed Cattle Exchange on Wednesday with weighted averages around 125 to 132 dollars, and asking prices reached 134 to 135 in parts of the South. Choice boxed beef closed at 219.18 while Select fell, and CME live cattle contracts settled higher.

- Date: 2017-04-26 · published 2017-04-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71654-cash-hogs-higher-lean-futures-were-lower-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Firm cash cattle and boxed beef support feeder and live cattle futures, which lifts the cost of feed for finishing operations. Tight long-term supply keeps buyers active.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/blog/market-news/cash-hogs-lean-futures-higher/

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