Lean Hogs Dec '26 (HEZ26)
Lean Hogs Futures Market News and Commentary
Lean hog futures are down a tick to 60 cents in the nearby contracts on Friday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $89.39 on Friday morning, down 51 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was back down a penny on April 8 at $90.29.
USDA’s pork carcass cutout value from the Friday AM report was up $1.65 at $99.03 per cwt. The belly primal was the only reported lower. USDA estimated Thursday ‘s federally inspected hog slaughter at 495,000 head, taking the weekly total to 1.848 million head. That was 117,000 head below the previous week and 100,231 head shy of the same week last year.
Apr 26 Hogs  are at $90.650, down $0.025,
May 26 Hogs  are at $95.400, down $0.500
Jun 26 Hogs are at $103.575, down $0.550,
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 inf... Read more
Blue Line Futures 38 minutes ago
Here’s a look at how things shook out to round out the week, including a look at fund positioning and seasonal tendencies for grain and livestock markets...
Barchart Fri Apr 10, 12:26PM CDT
Live cattle futures are posting $1.95 to $2.35 gains on Friday. Cash trade saw some light trade at $246 in the South early this week with some northern...
Barchart Fri Apr 10, 12:26PM CDT
Lean hog futures are down a tick to 60 cents in the nearby contracts on Friday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $89.39 on Friday morning,...
Barchart Fri Apr 10, 7:33AM CDT
Live cattle futures posted gains of 77 cent to $1.27 at the Thursday close. Open interest was down 2,189 contracts on Thursday, suggesting some modest...
Barchart Fri Apr 10, 7:33AM CDT
Lean hog futures saw front month April up 47 cents ahead of next week’s expiration, as other contracts were down 25 to 77 cents. Open interest was down...
Walsh Trading Thu Apr 9, 4:06PM CDT
New Contract Highs to start the week! Will it continue?
Barchart 15 minutes ago
Palantir shares sink despite President Trump’s public praise of its capabilities. Here’s what weighed on PLTR stock today and whether you should buy...
Barchart 17 minutes ago
Rigetti’s latest quantum computing milestone is boosting sentiment, but its financial profile raises questions about valuation and long-term upside.
Barchart 45 minutes ago
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Friday closed down -0.11%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.56%, and the Nasdaq 100...
Barchart 1 hour ago
DocuSign stock is sinking after Citi trimmed its price target on the firm nearly in half. Insiders have also been unloading DOCU shares in 2026.
Barchart 1 hour ago
Ceasefire-driven optimism has reignited a rally in Seagate and Sandisk, but is this surge durable?
Barchart 1 hour ago
CoreWeave stock soars on a multi-year Anthropic deal. Evercore ISI analysts explain what could drive CRWV shares higher as the year unfolds.
Barchart 1 hour ago
The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday fell by -0.15%. Friday’s reports that showed a smaller-than-expected increase in US March consumer prices and a plunge...
Barchart 1 hour ago
Meta is still down over 5% in 2026, weighed down by child-safety verdicts, a $375 million fine, and AI spending anxiety, but the launch of Muse Spark from...
