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Lean Hogs Feb '26 (HEG26)

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Lean Hogs Futures Market News and Commentary

Hogs Look to Tuesday Trade Following 3-Day Weekend

Lean hog futures closed mixed on Friday, with contracts 62 cents higher to 72 cents lower. June was down $3 last week. USDA’s national base hog price was $93.23 in the Friday PM report, down 35 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was up 45 cents on May 20 at $91.07. 

CFTC data showed managed money cutting back another 7,147 contracts from their net long position in the week ending on 5/19 to 33,713 contracts.

Pork stocks were tallied at 435.79 million lbs at the end of April according to Cold Storage data. That was down 4.47% from last year, but an 8.7% increase from the end of March.

USDA’s pork carcass cutout value from the Friday afternoon report was up 62 cents at $96.26 per cwt. The picnic and butt primals were the only reported lower. USDA estimated federally inspected hog slaughter for the week at 2.321 million head. That is down 38,000 head from the previous week and 35,490 head below the same week last year.

Jun 26 Hogs  closed at $95.75... Read more

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
02/13/26
Expiration Date
02/13/26 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of May 19, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
129,862 (+1,385)
119,634 (-3,488)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
89,006 (-1,897)
96,203 (+2,966)
Producers - Long / Short
46,137 (-863)
105,586 (-3,675)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
80,898 (+1,847)
11,221 (-214)
Managed Money - Long / Short
76,026 (+520)
53,216 (+6,921)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
12,980 (-2,417)
42,987 (-3,955)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
84.300 +3.14%
on 01/14/26
89.150 -2.47%
on 01/27/26
+2.325 (+2.75%)
since 01/13/26
3-Month
77.125 +12.74%
on 11/21/25
89.150 -2.47%
on 01/27/26
+8.100 (+10.27%)
since 11/13/25
52-Week
70.775 +22.85%
on 04/09/25
92.625 -6.13%
on 09/26/25
+6.625 (+8.25%)
since 02/13/25

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HEN26 : 100.100 (-0.30%)
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HEQ26 : 99.100 (-0.97%)
Grain markets were seen limping into a long weekend while the cattle complex saw another WILD day!

Grain markets were able to post modest gains on the day and on the week, while livestock got hit hard yet again. Where does that leave us on the charts into the weekend?

Cold Storage

Cold Storage - 2026-05-22

YKN26 : 10,850s (-1.85%)
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LEQ26 : 239.100 (-0.21%)

Barchart Trading Guide

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

Relative Strength just crossed above 50%. The market is indicating support for a bullish trend.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 87.417
2nd Resistance Point 87.283
1st Resistance Point 87.117
Last Price 86.950s
1st Support Level 86.817
2nd Support Level 86.683
3rd Support Level 86.517

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52-Week High 92.625
Last Price 86.950s
Fibonacci 61.8% 84.278
Fibonacci 50% 81.700
Fibonacci 38.2% 79.122
52-Week Low 70.775

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