# Monthly Analysis: Livestock Markets

> The monthly livestock review shows October live cattle closing at $106.575 after a $5.15 monthly drop, with new lows near levels not seen since June 2011. Feeder cattle posted a new low in August before rallying, while lean hogs closed up $3.80 for the month. The DTN National Corn Index fell to a new long-term low of $2.73 in August.

- Date: 2016-09-03 · published 2016-09-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8594-monthly-analysis-livestock-markets
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Cattle remain in a long-term downtrend with weak demand, and cash corn at multi-year lows reinforces cheap feed costs. Hogs are in a stronger uptrend, supporting pork-side demand for feed.

## Read by commodity

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

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/blogs/technically-speaking/blog-post/2016/09/03/monthly-analysis-livestock-markets
- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/blogs/technically-speaking/blog-post/2016/09/04/weekly-analysis-livestock-markets

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