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Hogs Posting Midweek Strength

Lean hog futures are up 25 cents to $1 so far on Wednesday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $69.01 on Wednesday morning, down $1.05 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 6 cents on December 1 at $81.61. CFTC data from Tuesday...

Barchart · Dec 3, 2025

Hogs Mixed on Tuesday

Lean hog futures are mixed, with December up 12 cents and other contracts down 25 to 50 cents. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $70.06 on Tuesday morning. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 35 cents on November 28 at $81.67. USDA’s pork carcass cutout value...

Barchart · Dec 2, 2025

Cattle Rallying on Tuesday

Live cattle futures are up $3.97 to $4.60 so far on Tuesday. Cash trade has yet to take place this week. Last week was $220 in the South, with some northern trade at $208-210. Feeder cattle futures are rallying, with $7.50 to $7.90 gains on Tuesday and coming off early...

Barchart · Dec 2, 2025

Cattle Bulls Gobbling Up Gains on Wednesday

Live cattle futures are up $4 to $6.05 so far on Wednesday. There have been some light cash trade picked up in the north this week at $208-210, with dressed trade at $330. Wednesday’s Fed cattle online exchange saw no sales on the 2,052 head offered, with bids of $210...

Barchart · Nov 26, 2025

Hogs Mixed at Tuesday’s Midday

Lean hog futures are trading with mixed action on Tuesday, with February down a nickel and other contracts up 25 to 50 cents. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Tuesday morning with the 5-day rolling average at $70.92. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 80...

Barchart · Nov 25, 2025

Cattle Bouncing on Tuesday

Live cattle futures are down 12 to 50 cents in the front months with April up 47 cents. There was some light cash trade picked up on Monday at $208 by the USDA in the Western Corn Belt. Light dressed action was noted in the North on Tuesday at $330....

Barchart · Nov 25, 2025

Cattle Locked Limit Down in Response to Tyson News

Live cattle futures are down the $7.25 limit across most contracts on Monday. Last week’s cash trade was $215-219 in the North, with $220-224 in the South. Feeder cattle futures are down the $9.25 limit across the board at midday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up $1.44 to $339.72...

Barchart · Nov 24, 2025

Hogs Higher at Midday

Lean hog futures are up 52 cents to $1.55 across most contracts on Monday. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported this morning due to no volume reported for negotiated hogs. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 56 cents on November 19 at $85.71. USDA’s pork carcass...

Barchart · Nov 24, 2025

Hogs Falling Lower on Friday

Lean hog futures are down $1.0 to $2.25 at midday. USDA’s national base hog price from the Friday AM report was down $1.93 from the day prior at $70.31. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 56 cents on November 19 at $87.71. USDA’s pork carcass cutout value from...

Barchart · Nov 21, 2025

Cattle Buying the Fact as Brazilian Tariffs Lifted

Live cattle futures are up $1.22 to 1.40 so far on Friday. A few cash sales in the north have been reported at $215-220 this week, with most on the higher side of that range, and $224 in the South. The Friday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no...

Barchart · Nov 21, 2025