Butter Cash-Settled Jun '25 (BDM25)

Hogs hold while outside markets spin out of control

There isn't a great deal to discuss as the current events are difficult to assess, making all forward projections even more difficult.

Lean hog futures are 65 cents to $1.425 in the red at midday. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Monday morning due to low volume. The CME Lean Hog Index was 19 cents higher on March...

Live cattle futures are down $3.35 to $4.25 so far at midday. Cash trade settled in at $240 across most of the country last week. Feeder cattle futures are down $4.47 to $5.50. The CME Feeder Cattle Index...

Lean hog futures were mixed on Friday, with April down a nickel and the rest of the board up 20 to 67 cents. April was down a dime on the week. Open interest was down 1,851 contracts. USDA’s national...

Live cattle futures were under pressure from falling equities on Friday, with contracts down $3.80 to $4.50 at the close. April was up $2.35 from on the week. Open interest was down 3,008 contracts. Another...

USDA Grain Reports on March 10th

Educational and Actionable information using Fibonacci and W.D. Gann analysis.

Equities and Crude pressure cattle

Lean hog futures were mixed on Friday, with April down a nickel and the rest of the board up 20 to 67 cents. April was down a dime on the week. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $91.69 on...