USDA Weekly Hog Slaughter; Lean Hog Futures Mixed

Friday's USDA hog slaughter was 426,000 head versus 413,000 head a year ago. Saturday's USDA estimated hog slaughter was 120,000 head versus 88,000 head a year ago. The total hog slaughter for last week was 2,313,000 head versus 2,237,000 head a year ago. April lean hogs settled Friday at 68.17, up 0.10 cents/lb. June lean hogs settled at 76.90, down 0.02 cents/lb. July lean hogs settled at 77.02, down 0.20.