# Hogs See Continued Lower Cash and Pork Prices

> Lean hog futures ended mixed on Monday, with front months slightly lower and back months higher. The USDA national base hog price fell 40 cents to $89.74, the CME Lean Hog Index was $96.12, and the pork cutout fell 62 cents to $102.08. Federally inspected slaughter was 492,000 head, 10,917 below last year.

- Date: 2025-10-21 · published 2025-10-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8806-hogs-see-continued-lower-cash-and-pork-prices
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Lower cash and cutout values signal softer near-term hog prices, while slaughter running below last year limits the size of the supply increase, keeping the move modest.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2025-10-20 | 5 | -9.6% | -3.7 | The national base hog price, the CME index, and the cutout all declined on Oct 20, which signals continued cash and pork weakness. |

## Sources

- barchart.com: https://www.barchart.com/story/news/35582923/hogs-see-continued-lower-cash-and-pork-prices

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