# Market Snapshot | Lean hogs face relentless selling - Pro Farmer

> Lean hog futures pushed to new contract and multi-year lows, with December hogs trading near $62.575. The CME lean hog index fell to $70.06 and the pork cutout dropped 29 cents to $73.80.

- Date: 2026-10-27 · published 2026-10-29T06:13:33.174Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/593-market-snapshot-lean-hogs-face-relentless-selling-pro-farmer
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Persistent selling in hog futures and cash indices points to weaker hog prices, which reduces the economic appetite for hog feed purchases.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2026-10-27 | 5 | -7.5% | -3.0 | Lean hogs pushed to new contract and multi-year lows on relentless technical selling as cash index and cutout weakened, directly driving the 5-day drop ending Oct 27. |
| HOGS | 2026-10-29 | 5 | -5.4% | -2.8 | Relentless selling pushed hogs to multi-year lows as the CME index and pork cutout kept falling, reflecting weak cash fundamentals. |
| HOGS | 2026-10-27 | 1 | -3.3% | -3.0 | Relentless selling pushed hogs to contract and multi-year lows on Oct 27 with the cutout and CME index lower. |

## Sources

- profarmer.com: https://www.profarmer.com/pro-farmer-max/market-snapshot/market-snapshot-lean-hogs-face-relentless-selling

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