Lean Hogs Plunge Limit Down

Thursday's USDA hog slaughter was 416,000 head versus a year ago at 396,000 head.

Lean Hog Futures plunged late in the session on Thursday, with general selling occurring. August Lean Hogs were trading at 73.15, down 2.65 and October Lean Hogs were trading at 62.30, down 2.62. December Lean Hogs were trading at 59.82, down 2.92, after briefly trading down the daily permissible limit of 3.00 points.