Hogs Head Higher on Tuesday

Austin Schroeder Barchart Tue Feb 18, 4:19PM CST
Pigs on a pig farm by artbyPixel via iStock

Lean hog futures posted slight gains on Tuesday, up 45 to 60 cents in the nearbys. USDA’s Tuesday afternoon national average base hog negotiated price was at $91.79, up $2.28 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was another 72 cents higher on February 14 at $89.49

The Tuesday afternoon USDA FOB plant pork cutout value was $3.03 lower at $99.47 per cwt. The rib primal was the only reported higher, by just 6 cents, with the rest reported lower. Tuesday’s Federally inspected hog slaughter was estimated at 490,000 head, taking the weekly total to 980,000 head. That is 2,000 head below last week but up 6,485 head the same week last year.

Apr 25 Hogs  closed at $93.200, up $0.600,

May 25 Hogs  closed at $96.875, up $0.450

Jun 25 Hogs  closed at $105.250, up $0.575,


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