DTN HOG CLOSE/TRENDS       05/01/26

DAILY DIRECT HOGS.

BASE MARKET HOG                AVG     CHANGE
 EASTERN CORNBELT            $NA Confidentiality
 WESTERN CORNBELT            $93.35    + 0.61
 IOWA/MINNESOTA              $93.83    + 1.18
                 RANGE         AVG     CHANGE
 NATIONAL   $ 88.00-$ 95.00  $92.54    - 0.10
SPECS - .65-1.1" back-fat, 6 square inch loin 4 2.0 depth.
NATIONAL DAILY HOG CARCASS (All Purchase Types)
    DATE    HD COUNT    AVG WT   BASE PRICE  
    04/30    30,134     219.70     90.62
NATIONAL DAILY PORK REPORT FOB PLANT - NEGOTIATED SALES
 280.32 lds cuts         CARCASS  $ 97.59   +0.83
  33.72 lds trim         LOIN     $ 91.95   +3.80
                         BUTT     $131.30   +1.69
 314.04 total lds        PIC      $ 70.49   -0.60
                         RIB      $177.35   +1.95
                         HAM      $ 82.42   +1.45
                         BELLY    $131.11   -4.06
PORK TRIMMINGS:
                42% Trim Combo    $ 71.88
                72% Trim Combo    $101.45
FI KILL(WTD) FRI 461(2401)  WK AGO 485(2438)  YR AGO 477(2411)
             SAT  45(2446)  WK AGO  31(2469)  YR AGO  66(2476)
LOCATION       TREND    BAR/GILTS     HEAD SOW TREND LT SOWS HVY SOWS BOARS
*DORCHSTR, WI  Market Closed Today
*RED OAK, IA   Sale takes place on the 1st & 3rd Wednesday of each Month
*ILLINOIS SLAUGHTER SOWS & BOARS       .    .         .       .       .
***Dorchester is Premise ID Hogs Only***
* = Private Source(not necessarily a terminal);
NA Confident = Not Available due to Confidentiality;
No Comp = No Comparison;
Carcass basis 49-51% Carcass 185#. 
DTN publishes private source hog prices as they are reported to us. 
DTN is not responsible for the accuracy of these numbers.
LOCATION        TREND        LT SOWS      HVY SOWS
ECB* WA  $NA Confident   / 42.88-62.67  43.91-68.00 (Prior Day)
WCB* WA  $93.35 No Comp  / 25.00-71.00  37.00-73.00 (Prior Day)
IA/MN WA $93.83 No Comp  / 25.00-71.00  37.00-73.00 (Prior Day)
NAT'L WA $92.54 0.03 Lr  / 25.00-71.00  37.00-73.00 (Prior Day)
NAT'L BAR/GILTS FULL RANGE: $88.00-$95.00 /  #HEAD   1,314
VOLUME BY STATE OF ORIGIN:  IL  -  16,993 / IN/OH - 37,856 / IA/MN - 122,999
NEG VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE: ESTIMATED - NAT'L  3,354 / ACTUAL TODAY:  3,354
WCB, ECB, IA/MN and Nat'l are all plant delivered. (WA=Weighted Average; 
NEG=Negotiated; WCB*=Western Cornbelt; ECB*=Eastern Cornbelt)