DTN HOG CLOSE/TRENDS       04/08/20

DAILY DIRECT HOGS.
BASE MARKET HOG              AVG    CHANGE
WESTERN CORNBELT           $40.00    -0.17
EASTERN CORNBELT           $NA Confidentiality
IOWA/MINNESOTA             $40.00    -0.11
                RANGE        AVG    CHANGE
NATIONAL   $40.00-$40.46   $40.32    -0.75
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%
04/06    74,865    211.80   50.64     52.36     53.96
PORK CUTS                  CUTOUT/PRIMAL VALUES
 443.25 lds cuts         CARCASS  $ 51.41   -3.32
  30.66 lds trim         LOIN     $ 88.27   -4.13
                         BUTT     $ 46.69  -10.52
 473.91 Total Lds        PIC      $ 34.66   -2.90
                         RIB      $ 93.24   -9.38
                         HAM      $ 32.95   -0.64
                         BELLY    $ 31.91   -3.06
PORK TRIMMINGS:
                42% Trim Combo    $ 20.98
                72% Trim Combo    $ 35.87
FI KILL(WTD) WED 478(1437) WK AGO 476(1460) YR AGO 480(1434)
LOCATION       TREND    BAR/GILTS    HEAD  SOW TREND LT SOWS HVY SOWS BOARS
*DORCHSTR, WI  Steady     33.00       430  Steady    30.00   36.00    15-18
*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  $40.00 0.15 Lr  /  22.00-51.00 31.38-54.00(Prior Day)
ECB* WA  $NA Confident   /  22.00-50.00 40.00-53.33(Prior Day)
IA/MN WA $40.00 0.09 Lr  /  22.00-51.00 31.38-54.00(Prior Day)
NAT'L WA $40.32 0.30 Lr  /  21.75-51.00 31.38-54.00(Prior Day)
NAT'L BAR/GILTS FULL RANGE  40.00-40.46 /  #HEAD  2,503   
VOLUME: IL  - 14,564  / IN/OH -  30,226 / IA/MN - 129,841
NEG:   WCB* -    836  /  ECB* -   2,261 / IA/MN -     480 / NAT'L  3,097
WCB, ECB, IA/MN and Nat'l are all plant delivered. (WA=Weighted Average; 
NEG=Negotiated; WCB*=Western Cornbelt; ECB*=Eastern Cornbelt)