DTN Hog Prices/Trends                  09/28 11:55

LOCATION       TREND    BAR/GILTS     HEAD SOW TREND LT SOWS HVY SOWS BOARS
*DORCHSTR, WI  Steady     55.00        345 Steady    27-28   25-30    10.00
*GARNAVILLO,IA Market Closed This Week
*RED OAK, IA   Sales take place on the 1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month 
ILLINOIS SLAUGHTER SOWS & BOARS      1,300 2.00 Lr   26-32   32-37     5-25
***Dorchester & Garnavillo are now Premise ID Hogs Only***
* = Private Source(not necessarily a terminal);
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 Confidnet   / 22.00-46.50  35.05-50.00 (Prior Day)
WCB* WA  $76.41 0.31 Hr  / 16.00-50.50  29.60-50.50 (Prior Day)
IA/MN WA $76.41 No Comp  / 16.00-50.50  35.00-50.50 (Prior Day)
NAT'L WA $76.08 0.64 Lr  / 16.00-52.00  29.51-52.00 (Prior Day)
NAT'L BAR/GILTS FULL RANGE: $72.00-$77.00 /  #HEAD   1,776
VOLUME BY STATE OF ORIGIN:  IL  -  17,201 / IN/OH - 26,659 / IA/MN - 105,908
NEG VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE: ESTIMATED - NAT'L  7,113 / ACTUAL TODAY:  5,863
WCB, ECB, IA/MN and Nat'l are all plant delivered. (WA=Weighted Average; 
NEG=Negotiated; WCB*=Western Cornbelt; ECB*=Eastern Cornbelt)