# Cattle, hog futures lower at midweek

> December live cattle closed $0.15 lower at $218 and January feeder cattle closed $2.65 lower at $325.72. Boxed beef was sharply lower, with Choice down $2.73 to $362.50, and cash cattle trade was slow.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-05T00:07:04.598Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/80631-cattle-hog-futures-lower-at-midweek
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower boxed beef and feeder cattle prices, partly pressured by higher corn, signal softer margins for feedlots and weaker near-term cattle demand.

## Read by commodity

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

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/cattle-hog-futures-lower-at-midweek-3/

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