# Lean hogs edge up while deferred contracts end lower - CME

> CME live cattle futures ended mixed on Wednesday as profit taking followed a two-day rally, after both cattle markets had slid for two weeks to multi-month lows. December live cattle settled 0.225 cents higher at 218.975 cents per pound, and feeder cattle posted modest gains as feed corn prices eased.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-12T09:09:35.175Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/95262-lean-hogs-edge-up-while-deferred-contracts-end-lower-cme
- 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

Tight cattle supplies and improving packer margins support livestock prices, but softening consumer demand for beef and lower feed corn costs shape the near-term outlook for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- FCATTLE: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Sources

- thepigsite.com: https://www.thepigsite.com/news/2026/11/cattle-futures-mixed-as-profit-taking-follows-two-day-rally-cme

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