# Demand worries send hog futures plummeting - Brownfield Ag News

> Live cattle futures closed lower as a sharp sell-off in hog contracts dragged prices down. June live cattle closed $1.15 lower at $112.27 and May feeder cattle $1.12 lower at $136.02. Feeder cattle prices at the Oklahoma National Stockyards were mostly steady to $2 lower on moderate demand.

- Date: 2019-05-06 · published 2019-05-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9545-demand-worries-send-hog-futures-plummeting-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A broad sell-off in hog futures on demand worries pressures the overall livestock complex and weakens feed-buying sentiment. Lower futures prices point to bearish near-term pressure on cattle and hog markets.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼
- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2019-05-06 | 5 | -6.2% | -3.6 | On May 6 live cattle fell $1.15 as a hog sell-off spilled over into cattle, adding to the final-day decline in the window. |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/blog/market-news/demand-worries-send-hog-futures-plummeting/

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