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Lean Hogs Oct '23 (HEV23)

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Lean Hogs Futures Market News and Commentary

Hogs Showing Slight Thursday Weakness

Lean hog futures are trading with 7 to 15 cent losses at midday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $90.92 on Thursday morning, down 35 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 6 cents on March 24 at $91.65. 

Hogs and Pigs data will be out this afternoon, with traders surveyed by Reuters looking for all hog inventory up 0.9% from a year ago, with market hogs up 1% and hogs kept for breeding down 0.2%.

Export Sales data showed 40,339 MT of pork booked in the week ending on March 19, a 5-week high. Shipments were also the highest in 4 weeks at 39,115 MT.

USDA’s pork carcass cutout value from the Thursday PM report was up 20 at $96.60 per cwt. The loin, butt, and ham were the only primals reported higher. USDA estimated Wednesday’s federally inspected hog slaughter at 497,000 head, taking the week to date total to 1.484 million head. That is 97,000 head above last week and 39,163 head larger than the same week last year.

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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
10/13/23
Expiration Date
10/13/23 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Mar 17, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
113,640 (+776)
167,539 (-11,008)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
144,561 (-9,513)
81,503 (+2,922)
Producers - Long / Short
28,980 (+2,951)
153,094 (-8,569)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
81,508 (-197)
11,293 (-461)
Managed Money - Long / Short
129,736 (-7,073)
20,000 (+3,801)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
14,825 (-2,440)
61,503 (-879)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
79.300 +3.31%
on 10/04/23
86.125 -4.88%
on 09/20/23
-2.050 (-2.44%)
since 09/13/23
3-Month
77.750 +5.37%
on 08/16/23
86.750 -5.56%
on 08/01/23
-1.425 (-1.71%)
since 07/13/23
52-Week
68.625 +19.38%
on 05/26/23
93.750 -12.61%
on 02/21/23
-2.550 (-3.02%)
since 10/13/22

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Hogs Showing Slight Thursday Weakness

Lean hog futures are trading with 7 to 15 cent losses at midday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $90.92 on Thursday morning, down 35 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was...

HEK26 : 95.750s (+0.21%)
HEJ26 : 90.825s (-0.08%)
HEM26 : 104.300s (+0.17%)
Hogs Look to Thursday Trade

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HEK26 : 95.750s (+0.21%)
HEJ26 : 90.825s (-0.08%)
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GFJ26 : 355.075s (+0.49%)
GFH26 : 363.525s (+0.46%)
GFK26 : 351.750s (+0.49%)
Hogs Close Mixed on Wednesday

Lean hog futures saw mixed trade on Wednesday, with contracts up 17 cents to 40 cents lower. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $91.65 on Wednesday afternoon, down 97 cents from the day prior....

HEK26 : 95.750s (+0.21%)
HEJ26 : 90.825s (-0.08%)
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Cattle Fade Back Lower on Wednesday

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LEQ26 : 232.400s (+0.35%)
LEM26 : 234.800s (+0.41%)
LEJ26 : 235.100s (+0.29%)
GFJ26 : 355.075s (+0.49%)
GFH26 : 363.525s (+0.46%)
GFK26 : 351.750s (+0.49%)
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LEQ26 : 232.400s (+0.35%)
LEM26 : 234.800s (+0.41%)
LEJ26 : 235.100s (+0.29%)
GFJ26 : 355.075s (+0.49%)
GFH26 : 363.525s (+0.46%)
GFK26 : 351.750s (+0.49%)

Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Sell Signal with a Weak Signal Strength.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 82.317
2nd Resistance Point 82.208
1st Resistance Point 82.067
Last Price 81.925s
1st Support Level 81.817
2nd Support Level 81.708
3rd Support Level 81.567

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52-Week High 93.750
Fibonacci 61.8% 84.152
Last Price 81.925s
Fibonacci 50% 81.188
Fibonacci 38.2% 78.223
52-Week Low 68.625

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