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Lean Hogs Oct '26 (HEV26)

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Lean Hogs Futures Market News and Commentary

Hogs Pushing Higher to Close Out the Week

Lean hog futures are trading with 57 cent to $1.15 gains at midday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $72.52 on Friday morning, up $0.44 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was up 16 cents on December 3 at $81.83.

USDA’s pork carcass cutout value from the Friday AM report was up $3.50 to $96.83 per cwt. All primals were reported higher. USDA estimated federally inspected hog slaughter for Thursday was 490,000 head, with the week to date total at 1.943 million head. That was 10,127 head above the week last year.

Dec 25 Hogs  are at $81.700, up $0.575,

Feb 26 Hogs  are at $82.650, up $0.800

Apr 26 Hogs  is at $86.925, up $1.150,

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 for informational purposes. For more information please view the Barchart Disclosure Policy here.

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
10/14/26 (313 days)
Expiration Date
10/14/26 (313 days)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Oct 21, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
88,488 (-3,642)
164,401 (-10,507)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
160,082 (-12,279)
77,388 (-3,385)
Producers - Long / Short
22,643 (-3,735)
149,453 (-10,208)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
62,798 (+256)
11,901 (-136)
Managed Money - Long / Short
129,913 (-11,773)
14,274 (+1,699)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
30,169 (-506)
63,114 (-5,084)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
79.900 +5.44%
on 11/13/25
86.100 -2.15%
on 11/10/25
+1.675 (+2.03%)
since 11/05/25
3-Month
79.900 +5.44%
on 11/13/25
86.100 -2.15%
on 11/10/25
+0.475 (+0.57%)
since 09/05/25

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 85.492
2nd Resistance Point 84.983
1st Resistance Point 84.617
Last Price 84.250s
1st Support Level 83.742
2nd Support Level 83.233
3rd Support Level 82.867

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52-Week High 86.100
Last Price 84.250s
Fibonacci 61.8% 82.987
Fibonacci 50% 82.025
Fibonacci 38.2% 81.063
52-Week Low 77.950

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