# Cattle futures dip on flurry of profit-taking - CME
						 | The Cattle Site

> CME feeder and live cattle futures finished lower on profit-taking after a lengthy rally, with April live cattle down 3.45 cents to 201.5 cents per pound. Lean hogs ended slightly higher as traders unwound cattle-long, hog-short spreads, and Choice boxed beef fell $3.06 to $327.48/cwt.

- Date: 2025-01-30 · published 2025-01-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8608-cattle-futures-dip-on-flurry-of-profit-taking-cme-the-cattle-site
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker boxed beef and meatpacker demand pressured cattle futures, while a tight US herd and the Mexican feeder import ban continue to support prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Sources

- thecattlesite.com: https://www.thecattlesite.com/news/cattle-futures-dip-on-flurry-of-profit-taking-cme
- thecattlesite.com: https://www.thecattlesite.com/news/live-feeder-cattle-futures-fall-on-profit-taking-cme

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