U.S. livestock: Lean hogs up, cattle edge down

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Published: May 30, 2025

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Photo: Geralyn Wichers

Chicago cattle futures closed slightly down on Friday while lean hogs continued to gain.

Most active August live cattle contracts closed at 209.350 cents a pound, down 0.725 cents. June live cattle settled at 215.475 cents, down 0.050 cents.

Most active August feeder cattle futures closed at 298.825 cents per pound, a loss of 1.100 cents. September feeders settled at 297.700 cents a pound, down 1.150 cents.

Choice boxed beef gained $0.25 to end the day at $366.34 per cwt. Select boxed beef closed at $356.65 per cwt, up $3.01.

Most active July lean hog futures closed at 104.925 cents a pound, up 1.950 cents. August lean hogs settled at 105.025 cents.

Pork carcass cutout value settled at $107.22 per cwt, the USDA reported.

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Geralyn Wichers

Geralyn Wichers

Digital editor, news and national affairs

Geralyn graduated from Red River College's Creative Communications program in 2019 and launched directly into agricultural journalism with the Manitoba Co-operator. Her enterprising, colourful reporting has earned awards such as the Dick Beamish award for current affairs feature writing and a Canadian Online Publishing Award, and in 2023 she represented Canada in the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists' Alltech Young Leaders Program. Geralyn is a co-host of the Armchair Anabaptist podcast, cat lover, and thrift store connoisseur.

 

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