DTN HOG CLOSE/TRENDS       01/18/19

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DAILY DIRECT HOGS.

BASE MARKET HOG       RANGE         AVG    CHANGE
WESTERN CORNBELT  $46.00-$53.00   $ 52.53   +0.40
EASTERN CORNBELT  NA Due to Confidentiality
IOWA/MINNESOTA    $46.00-$53.00   $ 52.68   +0.10
NATIONAL          $46.00-$53.00   $ 51.81   +0.37
SPECS - .65-1.1" back-fat, 6 square inch loin 4 2.0 depth
NATIONAL DAILY BASE LEAN HOG CARCASS SLAUGHTER COST
DATE    HD COUNT   AVG WT   49-50%    51-52%    53-54%
01/17    90,060    213.86   54.12     55.94     57.66
PORK CUTS                  CUTOUT/PRIMAL VALUES
 208.29 lds cuts         CARCASS  $ 69.97   -0.13
  24.53 lds trim         LOIN     $ 66.24   +2.39
                         BUTT     $ 72.01   -1.56
 232.82 Total Lds        PIC      $ 38.81   -2.34
                         RIB      $124.37   +0.23
                         HAM      $ 50.11   -0.62
                         BELLY    $130.66   -1.35
PORK TRIMMINGS:
                42% Trim Combo    $ 25.01
                72% Trim Combo    $ 55.02
FI KILL(WTD) FRI 460(2356)  WK AGO 475(2375)  YR AGO 458(2166)
             SAT 152(2508)  WK AG  181(2556)  YR AGO 167(2332)
LOCATION       TREND     BAR/GILTS    HEAD  SOW TREND LT SOWS    HVY SOWS BOARS
*DORCHSTR, WI  Market Closed Today
ZUMBROTA,MN P  Market No Longer Reporting Data
*GARNAVILLO,IA Market Closed This Week
RED OAK, IA P  Sale 1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month
***Dorchester & Garnavillo are now Premise ID Hogs Only***
P = Private Source(not necessarily a terminal) * = Pre-opening Call; 
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     BAR/GILTS    HEAD  SOW TREND LT SOWS    HVY SOWS BOARS 
WCB* WA  52.53 0.52 Hr  46.00-53.00  2,264 (Prior Day)16.00-38.00 24.95-40.00
ECB* WA  NA Due to Confidentiality   2,940 (Prior Day)21.39-38.50 29.00-39.81
IA/MN WA 52.68 0.19 Hr  46.00-53.00  1,935 (Prior Day)16.00-38.00 24.95-40.00
NAT'L WA 51.81 0.41 Hr  46.00-53.00  5,464 (Prior Day)16.00-38.50 24.95-40.00
IL                                     675  Steady    16-26      22-31    6-14
VOLUME: IL  - 20,268  / IN/OH -  34,602 / IA/MN - 139,426
NEG:   WCB* -  3,227  /  ECB* -   3,708 / IA/MN -   2,788 / NAT'L   6,935
WCB, ECB, IA/MN and Nat'l are all plant delivered. (WA=Weighted Average;
NEG=Negotiated; WCB*=Western Cornbelt; ECB*=Eastern Cornbelt)