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Lean Hogs May '25 (HEK25)

89.050s +0.500 (+0.56%) 03/25/25 [CME]
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Quote Overview for Tue, Mar 25th, 2025
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Day Low
88.925
Day High
90.450
Open 89.150
Previous Close 88.550 88.550
Volume 373 373
Open Interest 4,652 4,652
Stochastic %K 52.18% 52.18%
Weighted Alpha -0.05 -0.05
5-Day Change -1.150 (-1.27%) -1.150 (-1.27%)
52-Week Range 78.525 - 98.225 78.525 - 98.225
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Lean Hogs Futures Market News and Commentary

Hogs Get Turnaround Tuesday Pop

Lean hog futures closed the Tuesday session with contracts up 45 to 95 cents. The USDA national average base hog negotiated price was reported at $88.65 on Tuesday afternoon, down $1.64 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index for March 21 was down 9 cents from the previous day at $88.79.

The quarterly Hogs & Pigs report will be released on Thursday, with traders surveyed by Reuters looking for all inventory as of March 1 at 75.587 million head, up 1.2% from last year. That is widely expected to be via the marketing number, seen up 1.1% to 69.431 million head, with breeding hogs up 0.2% at 6.028 million head.

Cold Storage data was released this afternoon, with NASS showing 423.137 million lbs of pork stocks on hand at the end of February that is a 3.9% increase from January but down 7.75% from last year’s total.

Tuesday afternoon’s FOB plant pork cutout from USDA was up 18 cents at $97.55 per cwt. The belly led the charge, up $7.77, with the picnic the only up pr... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
Lean Hogs
Contract Size
40,000 pounds
Tick Size
0.00025 per pound ($10.00 per contract)
Trading Hours
8:30a.m. - 1:05p.m. (Settles 1:00p.m.) CST
Exchange
CME
Point Value
$400
Margin/Maintenance
$1,870/1,700
First Notice Date
05/14/25 (50 days)
Expiration Date
05/14/25 (50 days)

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Lean Hogs May '25
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Mar 18, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
99,554 (+3,042)
131,043 (-1,209)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
92,802 (-528)
58,210 (+3,097)
Producers - Long / Short
26,747 (+795)
112,746 (-139)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
62,678 (+2,366)
8,168 (-951)
Managed Money - Long / Short
70,279 (-683)
17,604 (-2,929)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
22,523 (+155)
40,606 (+6,026)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
84.850 +4.95%
on 03/04/25
Period Open: 90.600
92.525 -3.76%
on 02/26/25
-1.550 (-1.71%)
since 02/25/25
3-Month
84.850 +4.95%
on 03/04/25
Period Open: 93.250
98.225 -9.34%
on 02/18/25
-4.200 (-4.50%)
since 12/24/24
52-Week
78.525 +13.40%
on 08/13/24
Period Open: 88.700
98.225 -9.34%
on 02/18/25
+0.350 (+0.39%)
since 03/25/24

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 91.550
2nd Resistance Point 91.000
1st Resistance Point 90.025
Last Price 89.050s
1st Support Level 88.500
2nd Support Level 87.950
3rd Support Level 86.975

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52-Week High 98.225
Fibonacci 61.8% 90.700
Last Price 89.050s
Fibonacci 50% 88.375
Fibonacci 38.2% 86.050
52-Week Low 78.525

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