Lean hog futures were off their lows aby more than $1 at the Wednesday close, but were still 15 to 77 cents weaker on the day. August futures were down $1 as OI evaporates ahead of expiration. December hogs remained a $28 discount to August at the close, and were at an $8 discount to the October contract in anticipation of a seasonal decline in hog prices. USDA’s National Average Base Hog price was $2.13 lower to $101.87 in the afternoon report after rising to $104 on Tuesday.  The CME Lean Hog Index increased 19 cents to $106 flat for 7/28.Â
Pork cutout futures were 52 to 75 cents weaker on the day. USDA’s National Pork Carcass Cutout Value was $3.63 weaker to $111.63 on Wednesday afternoon. Bellies had dropped by $10.92, and picnics were $4.31 weaker in the update. USDA estimated the week’s FI hog slaughter at 1.420 million head through Wednesday. That is 30k head more than last week and is up 71k head from the same week last year. Â
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Aug 23 Hogs  closed at $102.675, down $1.000,
Oct 23 Hogs  closed at $84.875, down $0.775
Aug 23 Pork Cutout  closed at $110.900, down $0.600,
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