Hogs Lower on Friday

Austin Schroeder Barchart Fri Oct 4, 12:01PM CDT
Pig with dirt on snout ear tagged by Lidija Zivic via iStock

Lean hogs are sliding lower on Friday, contracts down 30 to 52 cents.  The national average base hog price was not reported on Friday morning, with the 5-day rolling average at $77.21. The CME Lean Hog Index was reported at $84.90 on October 2, up 45 cents from the day prior. 

USDA’s FOB plant pork cutout value was reported at $94.03 per cwt in the Friday AM release, down 77 cents from the day prior. The loin and rib were the only primals reported higher. USDA estimated FI hog slaughter for Thursday at 481,000 head, with the weekly total at 1.938 million head. That is up 5,000 head from the previous week and 1,889 head above the same week last year.

Oct 24 Hogs  are at $83.875, down $0.300,

Dec 24 Hogs  are at $75.875, down $0.525

Feb 25 Hogs  is at $79.700, down $0.450,


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