Cash pressure continues to drive hog futures lower

Cash pressure continues to drive hog futures lower

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures ended the day mixed to mostly higher in a tight trading range despite outside pressure.  Feeder cattle had a more impressive showing, much of which can be attributed to short covering.  August live cattle closed $.25 lower at $109.82 and October contracts closed $.07 higher at $111.  August feeder cattle closed $.80 higher at $150.65 and September contracts closed $1.02 higher at $149.75.

Just a handful of direct cash cattle trade on Wednesday. 

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