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Livestock Slaughter - 2026-03-19
Lean hog futures are falling $1.125 to $2.35 so far on Thursday. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Thursday morning due to light volume. The CME Lean Hog Index was another 7 cents higher...
Live cattle futures are sliding on Thursday with midday losses of $1.72 to $1.90. Cash trade has been quiet so far this week. The Thursday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on...
Live cattle futures saw a pop late on Wednesday to close with 17 to 77 cent gains. Open interest was down 680 contracts, with much of it in the April contract. Cash trade has been quiet so far this week....
Lean hog futures saw mixed action on Wednesday, with contracts mostly within a quarter of unchanged. Open interest was down 2,646 contracts on Wednesday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at...
Live cattle futures saw a pop late on Wednesday to close with 17 to 77 cent gains. Cash trade has been quiet so far this week. The Wednesday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on...
Lean hog futures saw mixed action on Wednesday, with contracts mostly within a quarter of unchanged. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $93.29 on Wednesday afternoon, up $1.11 from the day...
Futures traders were able to eke out a positive close on what appeared to be mounting input costs and questionable consumer demand.
Live cattle futures are slipping back 17 to 30 cents in the front months on Wednesday. Cash trade has been quiet so far this week. The Wednesday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales...
Lean hog futures are down 22 to 55 cents on Wednesday. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Wednesday morning due to light volume. The CME Lean Hog Index was another 10 cents higher on...
