DTN HOG CLOSE/TRENDS       04/03/20

DAILY DIRECT HOGS.
BASE MARKET HOG              AVG    CHANGE
WESTERN CORNBELT           $43.65    -0.03
EASTERN CORNBELT           $42.67  No Comp
IOWA/MINNESOTA             $43.84    +0.22
                RANGE        AVG    CHANGE
NATIONAL   $40.00-$45.00   $42.88    -1.73
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%
04/02    86,420    212.79   56.08     57.88     59.59
PORK CUTS                  CUTOUT/PRIMAL VALUES
 368.86 lds cuts         CARCASS  $ 57.37   -1.84
  34.59 lds trim         LOIN     $ 94.82   -5.28
                         BUTT     $ 73.69   +0.47
 403.45 Total Lds        PIC      $ 41.15   -2.13
                         RIB      $109.89   +5.07
                         HAM      $ 33.16   -3.24
                         BELLY    $ 34.10   +1.59
PORK TRIMMINGS:
                42% Trim Combo    $ 20.72
                72% Trim Combo    $ 46.18
FI KILL(WTD) FRI 483(2431) WK AGO 489(2479) YR AGO 420(2322)
             SAT 134(2565) WK AGO 275(2754) YR AGO 141(2464)
LOCATION       TREND    BAR/GILTS    HEAD  SOW TREND LT SOWS HVY SOWS BOARS
*DORCHSTR, WI  Market Closed Today
*GARNAVILLO,IA Market Closed Today
*RED OAK, IA   Sales are held on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month
+ILLINOIS SLAUGHTER SOWS & BOARS      Not Available
***Dorchester & Garnavillo are now Premise ID Hogs Only***
* = Private Source(not necessarily a terminal); + = Closing report; 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
WCB* WA  $43.65 Unchg    /  22.00-50.00 27.00-53.00(Prior Day)
ECB* WA  $42.67 No Comp  /  24.00-49.00 29.00-55.63(Prior Day)
IA/MN WA $43.84 0.21 Hr  /  22.00-50.00 31.77-53.00(Prior Day)
NAT'L WA $42.88 1.70 Lr  /  22.00-51.00 27.00-55.63(Prior Day)
NAT'L BAR/GILTS FULL RANGE  40.00-45.00 /  #HEAD  4,597   
VOLUME: IL  - 18,921  / IN/OH -  35,185 / IA/MN - 156,979
NEG:   WCB* -  1,788  /  ECB* -   4,359 / IA/MN -   1,114 / NAT'L  6,147
WCB, ECB, IA/MN and Nat'l are all plant delivered. (WA=Weighted Average; 
NEG=Negotiated; WCB*=Western Cornbelt; ECB*=Eastern Cornbelt)