As the pork market nears the end of the 2026 peak grilling season, prices have declined seasonally as the August contract rolled to October. The forward curve highlights seasonality in the lean hog futures...
Lean hog futures down 30 to 80 cents at midday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $90.61 on Tuesday morning. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 40 cents on August 21 at $92.86. USDA...
Live cattle futures are trading with $1.50 to $2.57 losses so far. Cash trade was quiet on Monday, with a few dressed sales of $345 in the north. Feeder cattle futures are falling $4.40 to $4.70 at midday,...
Live cattle futures saw weakness across the board on Monday, down $1.87 to $4.32 at the close. Open interest was up 1,226 contracts on Monday, mainly in the deferreds, as October dropped 1,449 contracts....
Lean hog futures were weaker at the Monday close, with contracts steady to 37 cents lower, as October was up 25 cents. Open interest was up 3,075 contracts. USDA’s national base hog price was reported...
Live cattle futures saw weakness across the board on Monday, down $1.87 to $4.32 at the close. Cash trade was quiet on Monday, with most compiling showlists. Feeder cattle futures were lower, with losses...
Lean hog futures were weaker at the Monday close, with contracts steady to 37 cents lower, as October was up 25 cents. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $89.40 on Monday afternoon, down...
