# Beef and pork end sharply lower - Brownfield Ag News

> Cash cattle trade was very slow on March 29, with a weighted average of $131.17 at the Fed Cattle Exchange, down from $133.35 the prior week. Boxed beef cutout values fell sharply on light demand, while live and feeder cattle futures settled higher.

- Date: 2017-03-29 · published 2017-03-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72147-beef-and-pork-end-sharply-lower-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Lower cash cattle and cutout values pressure packer margins, but firm futures suggest traders expect support to return. Lower pork cutout values also weigh on hog prices.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/blog/market-news/beef-pork-end-sharply-lower/

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