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title: "Hogs Holding Weaker at Midday"
type: "News"
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description: "Lean hog futures fell by 45 to 90 cents on Wednesday, with USDA's national base hog price at $93.62, down 73 cents. The CME Lean Hog Index rose 5 cents to $90.55. Pork carcass cutout value decreased by 70 cents to $96.18 per cwt. Estimated hog slaughter was 485,000 head, totaling 939,000 for the week, down 9,000 from last Monday and 25,538 from last year."
datetime: "2026-05-20T19:10:26.000Z"
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# Hogs Holding Weaker at Midday

Lean hog futures are down 45 to 90 cents in most front months on the Wednesday session. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $93.62 on Wednesday morning, down 73 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was up 5 cents on May 18 at $90.55.

USDA’s pork carcass cutout value from the Wednesday AM report was down 70 cents at $96.18 per cwt. The ham primal was the only reported higher. USDA estimated federally inspected hog slaughter for Tuesday at 485,000 head, taking the week to date total to 939,000. That is down 9,000 head from the previous Monday and 25,538 head below the same week last year.

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Jun 26 Hogs closed at $97.275, down $0.650,

Jul 26 Hogs closed at $101.700, down $0.450

Aug 26 Hogs closed at $101.225, down $0.875,

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