U.S. livestock: Cattle rise, hogs recoup losses

Chicago stay and feeder cattle futures rose on Tuesday whereas hog contracts regained Monday’s losses.

Most-active February stay cattle futures closed at 230.700 cents a pound, up 0.150 cents. June stay cattle settled up 0.275 cents at 223.700 cents per pound.

Most-traded January feeder cattle gained 3.400 cents to shut at 343.325 cents a pound whereas March contracts closed at 337.600 cents per pound, up 2.750 cents.

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Wholesale selection boxed beef was valued at $359.46 per cwt within the USDA’s afternoon report, up $2.02 over Monday. Choose beef gained $3.08 to shut at $347.30 per cwt.

Most-active February lean hog futures closed at 84.775 cents a pound, a achieve of 0.925 cents. April lean hogs gained 0.775 cents a pound to settle at 89.700 cents per pound.

The USDA reported pork carcass cutout worth up $0.68 over Monday at $98.89 per cwt.

A rebound in weekly beef and pork export gross sales was supportive – notably for cattle, Reuters reported on Monday. For the week ending November 20, beef gross sales totalled 17,200 metric tons for 2025, whereas pork gross sales have been 44,900 metric tons for this yr, based on USDA knowledge.