U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle, hogs drop

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Chicago cattle and hog futures fell on Wednesday.

Most-active February live cattle futures lost 2.100 cents to settle at 234.525 cents per pound. April live cattle closed at 235.175 cents a pound, down 2.200 cents.

Most-traded March feeder cattle closed at 355.500 cents a pound, down 3.525 cents. April contracts lost 3.450 cents to settle at 354.675 cents per pound.

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Choice boxed beef rose to 354.28 per cwt, up $3.03. Select beef lost $1.80 to close at $349.28 per cwt, the USDA reported on Tuesday afternoon.

Most-active February lean hog contracts closed at 84.800 cents a pound, down 0.875 cents. April lean hog futures lost 1.300 cents to settle at 90.275 cents a pound.

Pork carcass cutout value rose to 92.29 per cwt, up $1.04.

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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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