# Cattle futures rise as grains fall - CME
						 | The Cattle Site

> CME live cattle and feeder cattle futures rose on March 29, 2022, with June live cattle up to 138.475 cents and May feeders up 4.325 cents. Feeder cattle gained as corn futures fell nearly 3% on signs of progress toward resolving the Russia-Ukraine conflict, while lean hogs declined ahead of the USDA Hogs and Pigs report.

- Date: 2022-03-29 · published 2022-03-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7626-cattle-futures-rise-as-grains-fall-cme-the-cattle-site
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Lower corn costs improve feedlot margins and support feeder demand, while the upcoming hog inventory report could reset hog prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2022-03-31 | 1 | +3.6% | 4.2 | Feeder futures rallied on March 29 as corn fell nearly 3% on Russia-Ukraine progress, lowering feeding costs; this is the same input-cost mechanism, but it falls two days before the move date. |

## Sources

- thecattlesite.com: https://www.thecattlesite.com/news/58294/cattle-futures-rise-as-grains-fall-cme

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