DTN HOG CLOSE/TRENDS       04/01/20

DAILY DIRECT HOGS.
BASE MARKET HOG              AVG    CHANGE
WESTERN CORNBELT           $50.79    -4.54
EASTERN CORNBELT           $NA Confidentiality
IOWA/MINNESOTA             $50.79    -4.76
                RANGE        AVG    CHANGE
NATIONAL   $40.00-$59.00   $48.55    -5.08
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%
03/31    88,342    213.17   59.93     61.73     63.43
PORK CUTS                  CUTOUT/PRIMAL VALUES
 269.83 lds cuts         CARCASS  $ 62.05   -2.99
  30.88 lds trim         LOIN     $ 95.59   -0.73
                         BUTT     $ 94.50  -18.05
 300.71 Total Lds        PIC      $ 53.02   -0.99
                         RIB      $106.45  -10.01
                         HAM      $ 37.87   +1.41
                         BELLY    $ 34.08   -3.75
PORK TRIMMINGS:
                42% Trim Combo    $ 21.23
                72% Trim Combo    $ 53.39
FI KILL(WTD) WED 485(1469) WK AGO 498(1493) YR AGO 482(1432)
LOCATION       TREND    BAR/GILTS    HEAD  SOW TREND LT SOWS HVY SOWS BOARS
*DORCHSTR, WI  Steady     36.00       465  Steady    36.00   42.00    12-18
*GARNAVILLO,IA Steady     36.00       200  Steady    36.00   46.00    18-23
*RED OAK, IA   1.00 Lr    35.00       110  Steady    21-39   40-42     6.00
+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  $50.79 3.89 Lr  /  21.00-50.00 33.90-51.00(Prior Day)
ECB* WA  $NA Confident   /  24.00-49.87 29.00-53.33(Prior Day)
IA/MN WA $50.79 4.11 Lr  /  21.00-49.50 39.00-51.00(Prior Day)
NAT'L WA $48.55 4.63 Lr  /  21.00-50.00 29.00-53.33(Prior Day)
NAT'L BAR/GILTS FULL RANGE  40.00-59.00 /  #HEAD  5,709   
VOLUME: IL  - 16,319  / IN/OH -  32,266 / IA/MN - 138,657
NEG:   WCB* -  2,514  /  ECB* -   4,675 / IA/MN -   2,239 / NAT'L  7,189
WCB, ECB, IA/MN and Nat'l are all plant delivered. (WA=Weighted Average; 
NEG=Negotiated; WCB*=Western Cornbelt; ECB*=Eastern Cornbelt)