Cattle futures rise on tight supply, strong demand - CME Pork prices steady as hog cutout edges up to $112.05/cwt22 September 2025 22 September 2025 2 minute read 2 minute read By: By: Global Ag Media North AmericaChicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures closed higher on Friday for a second straight day, supported by tight US cattle supplies and strength in Wall Street equity markets that signalled continued strong demand for beef, Reuters reported, citing brokers. CME October live cattle futures settled up 1.200 cents at 233.575 cents per pound and December live cattle ended up 1.575 cents at 235.725 cents. Still, a strong week for Wall Street's main indexes bodes well for consumer beef demand, Norcini said. People are making good money on the high end, and they are going to pay up for beef," Norcini said. CME lean hog futures closed mostly higher on Friday, but the most-active December contract inched lower.