US Hog Market Review for Week 46, November 17, 2025

Lean pork futures rose 30-55 cents on Friday, while December futures have fallen 90 cents for the week. The USDA National Pork Benchmark Price on Friday afternoon was $75.84, down $2.02 from the previous day. The CME Lean Pork Price Index for November 12 fell another 3 cents to $88.83.

The price of pork carcasses rose again by $1.96 to $97.22 per hundredweight. Only pork chops and hams saw price declines , while the price of hams increased by $7.17. The USDA estimated total hog slaughter for the week at 2.716 million head. This is 88,000 head more than last week due to the large slaughter on Saturday, and 83,820 head more than the same week last year.

Likely price ranges for the current week:

December lean pork futures are $77.50 to $83.25, with the price trending higher.

December soybean meal futures are $310.50 to $330.00, with an upward trend.

December corn futures are between $4.25 and $4.40, with an upward trend.

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Average price of pigs

Negotiable price

Price in slaughter weight

Price in live weight

On a national basis LM_HG203:

-price range ($)

- weighted average price

-Change compared to the previous day

-sales volume

69.00-80.00

75.84

-2.02

1311

No data

Iowa/Minnesota LM_HG206:

- weighted average price

No data

No data

Western Corn Belt LM_HG212:

- weighted average price

No data

No data

Eastern Corn Belt LM_HG210:

- weighted average price

No data

No data

WEEKLY WEIGHTED AVERAGE PRICE OF PIGS

Weekly estimated pig slaughter volume, thousand heads

PORK PRODUCTION