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DTN Closing Livestock Comment 03/30 15:15

30 Mar 2023
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 03/30 15:15 Livestock Futures Push Higher; USDA Hog Report Offers Mixed Clues Futures prices of live cattle and feeder cattle were higher Thursday, supported by early reports of higher cash cattle trade. Even June lean hogs were higher Thursday as traders braced for USDA's Hogs and Pigs report. Todd Hultman DTN Lead Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS Active futures contracts were higher for live cattle and feeder cattle Thursday, supported by reports of higher cattle trade in Kansas and Nebraska. Hog futures were also higher despite bearish possibilities in Thursday afternoon's Hogs and Pigs report.