Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) livestock futures were mostly mixed to lower on Friday, on limited technical trading and less-than-robust beef export news ahead of the New Year's holiday.
China's beef purchases supports live cattle
Canadian pork sector concerned the animal welfare law will act as a non-tariff trade barrier
Plains blizzards and cold winter weather stressed animals and impacted weight gain
Live cattle futures eased on profit-taking and weaker-than-expected cash trades
Live cattle ended the day down, feeder cattle were up
Lean hog futures ended the day mixed
The trade is expecting a smaller hog herd, Reuters survey shows
Lean hog futures also ended the day lower
Lean hogs end slightly down after early jump
Gains in the stock market supported livestock futures, analyst says