Cattle set contract highs on record cash prices - CME Lean hog futures slip29 April 2025 29 April 2025 2 minute read 2 minute read By: By: Global Ag Media North AmericaChicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle and feeder cattle futures stormed to new contract highs on Monday on record cash prices and limited supplies, Reuters reported, citing analysts. CME June live cattle futures jumped 1.350 cents to end at 209.6 cents per pound. August feeder cattle futures closed 0.65 cent higher at 294.950 cents per pound. Cash cattle prices set new record highs on Friday and were up about $3 to $4 from the previous week, setting a positive tone for futures, brokers said. They slaughtered an estimated 104,000 cattle, down from 105,000 cattle a week ago and 112,648 cattle a year ago, according to the US Department of Agriculture.