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Lean Hogs Feb '26 (HEG26)

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Lean Hogs Futures Market News and Commentary

Hogs Fall to Weakness on Friday

Lean hog futures extended the pullback from Wednesday with losses of 20 to 55 cents across the front months, with February up just a tick this week. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $67.19 on Friday afternoon. The CME Lean Hog Index was back down a penny on December 23 at $83.71. 

USDA’s pork carcass cutout value from the Friday PM report was back up $4.05 at $97.71 per cwt. The loin, butt, and picnic were the primals reported lower, with belly back up $23.44. USDA estimated federally inspected hog slaughter for this week awas tallied at 1.978 million head. That was well below last week and down 85,628 head from the same week last year. 

Feb 26 Hogs  closed at $84.525, down $0.525,

Apr 26 Hogs  closed at $89.475, down $0.325

May 26 Hogs  closed at $93.425, down $0.225,

On the date of publication, Austin Schroeder did not have (either directly or indirectly) positions in any of the securities mentioned in this article.... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
Lean Hogs
Contract Size
40,000 pounds
Tick Size
0.00025 per pound ($10.00 per contract)
Trading Hours
8:30a.m. - 1:05p.m. (Settles 1:00p.m.) CST
Exchange
CME
Point Value
$400
Margin/Maintenance
$1,870/1,700
First Notice Date
02/13/26 (48 days)
Expiration Date
02/13/26 (48 days)

Seasonal Chart

Lean Hogs Feb '26
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Feb Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Dec 16, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
104,828 (-3,601)
131,406 (+8,239)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
105,852 (-3,259)
73,471 (-13,056)
Producers - Long / Short
32,213 (-3,200)
120,448 (+8,804)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
69,215 (-434)
7,558 (-598)
Managed Money - Long / Short
81,293 (+2,303)
21,280 (-14,850)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
24,559 (-5,562)
52,191 (+1,794)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
79.600 +6.19%
on 12/02/25
86.225 -1.97%
on 12/23/25
+3.150 (+3.87%)
since 11/26/25
3-Month
77.125 +9.59%
on 11/21/25
92.575 -8.70%
on 09/29/25
-7.650 (-8.30%)
since 09/26/25
52-Week
70.775 +19.43%
on 04/09/25
92.625 -8.74%
on 09/26/25
+8.025 (+10.49%)
since 12/26/24

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LEJ26 : 229.700s (+0.43%)
LEG26 : 229.650s (+0.48%)
LEZ25 : 229.825s (+0.49%)
GFH26 : 340.425s (+0.48%)
GFF26 : 346.175s (+0.42%)
GFJ26 : 339.200s (+0.50%)
Hogs Fall to Weakness on Friday

Lean hog futures extended the pullback from Wednesday with losses of 20 to 55 cents across the front months, with February up just a tick this week. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $67.19...

HEJ26 : 89.475s (-0.36%)
HEG26 : 84.525s (-0.62%)
HEK26 : 93.425s (-0.24%)
Cattle Posting Gains on Friday

Live cattle futures are 80 cents to $1.12 higher so far on Friday. Cash trade picked up ahead of the holiday, with $229-230 sales reported, steady to $2 higher than last week. The Wednesday Fed Cattle...

LEJ26 : 229.700s (+0.43%)
LEG26 : 229.650s (+0.48%)
LEZ25 : 229.825s (+0.49%)
GFH26 : 340.425s (+0.48%)
GFF26 : 346.175s (+0.42%)
GFJ26 : 339.200s (+0.50%)
Hogs Trading Weaker on Friday

Lean hog futures are showing losses of a tick to 65 cents at midday. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Friday morning due to no volume so far. The CME Lean Hog Index was back down a...

HEJ26 : 89.475s (-0.36%)
HEG26 : 84.525s (-0.62%)
HEK26 : 93.425s (-0.24%)
Cattle Look to Resume Trade on Friday

The CME will open back up this morning following the Thursday holiday. Live cattle futures closed the Christmas Eve session with contracts down $1.30 to $1.50, as December settled with a 12 cent loss....

LEJ26 : 229.700s (+0.43%)
LEG26 : 229.650s (+0.48%)
LEZ25 : 229.825s (+0.49%)
GFH26 : 340.425s (+0.48%)
GFF26 : 346.175s (+0.42%)
GFJ26 : 339.200s (+0.50%)
Hogs Look to Friday Following Wednesday Losses

Lean hog futures were down 20 to 92 cents across the front months on Wednesday, as contracts faced losses heading into the Holiday break. Open interest was up 1,368 contracts on Wednesday. USDA’s national...

HEJ26 : 89.475s (-0.36%)
HEG26 : 84.525s (-0.62%)
HEK26 : 93.425s (-0.24%)
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Live cattle futures closed the Christmas Eve session with contracts down $1.30 to $1.50, as December settled with a 12 cent loss. Cash trade picked up ahead of the holiday, with a few $229-230 sales reported...

LEJ26 : 229.700s (+0.43%)
LEG26 : 229.650s (+0.48%)
LEZ25 : 229.825s (+0.49%)
GFH26 : 340.425s (+0.48%)
GFF26 : 346.175s (+0.42%)
GFJ26 : 339.200s (+0.50%)

Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Buy Signal with a Average Signal Strength.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 86.042
2nd Resistance Point 85.458
1st Resistance Point 84.992
Last Price 84.525s
1st Support Level 83.942
2nd Support Level 83.358
3rd Support Level 82.892

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52-Week High 92.625
Last Price 84.525s
Fibonacci 61.8% 84.278
Fibonacci 50% 81.700
Fibonacci 38.2% 79.122
52-Week Low 70.775

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