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Lean Hogs May '23 (HEK23)

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Lean Hogs Futures Market News and Commentary

Hogs Mostly Higher at Midday

Lean hog futures are showing steady trade in soon to expire December, with other contracts up 5o cents to $1.  USDA’s national base hog price was not reported due to packer submission issues. The CME Lean Hog Index was up 5 cents on December 8 at $81.89. 

USDA’s pork carcass cutout value from the Wednesday AM report was 33 cents higher to $96.77 per cwt. The picnic, ham, and rib primals were the only reported higher. USDA estimated federally inspected hog slaughter for Tuesday at 493,000 head, taking the week to date total to 981,000 head. That was 10,000 head above last week and 9,285 head above the same week last year.

Dec 25 Hogs  are at $82.500, unch,,

Feb 26 Hogs  are at $82.450, up $0.575

Apr 26 Hogs  is at $87.425, up $0.900,

On the date of publication, Austin Schroeder did not have (either directly or indirectly) positions in any of the securities mentioned in this article. All information and data in this article is solely... 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
05/12/23
Expiration Date
05/12/23 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Lean Hogs May '23
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Nov 4, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
95,826 (+3,818)
148,159 (-8,640)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
138,295 (-12,525)
79,884 (+27)
Producers - Long / Short
26,431 (+1,778)
131,032 (-8,736)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
63,850 (+1,571)
11,582 (-373)
Managed Money - Long / Short
100,458 (-14,095)
28,242 (+5,803)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
37,837 (+1,570)
51,642 (-5,776)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
75.300 +1.76%
on 05/05/23
81.600 -6.10%
on 04/17/23
-4.900 (-6.01%)
since 04/12/23
3-Month
75.300 +1.76%
on 05/05/23
97.675 -21.55%
on 02/21/23
-16.575 (-17.78%)
since 02/10/23
52-Week
75.300 +1.76%
on 05/05/23
102.150 -24.99%
on 12/27/22
-17.925 (-18.96%)
since 05/12/22

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 77.458
2nd Resistance Point 77.292
1st Resistance Point 76.958
Last Price 76.625s
1st Support Level 76.458
2nd Support Level 76.292
3rd Support Level 75.958

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52-Week High 102.150
Fibonacci 61.8% 91.893
Fibonacci 50% 88.725
Fibonacci 38.2% 85.557
Last Price 76.625s
52-Week Low 75.300

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