DTN Hog Prices/Trends                  03/05 11:10

LOCATION       TREND    BAR/GILTS     HEAD SOW TREND LT SOWS HVY SOWS BOARS
*DORCHSTR, WI  Steady     70.00        390  Steady    64.00   70.00   22.00
*RED OAK, IA   Higher     56-60        100  Higher   No Test  73-76    3-31
*ILLINOIS SLAUGHTER SOWS & BOARS       .    .         .       .       .
***Dorchester is Premise ID Hogs Only***
* = Private Source(not necessarily a terminal);
NA Confident = Not Available due to Confidentiality;
No Comp = No Comparison;
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 Confident   / 63.00-90.00  64.00-92.00 (Prior Day)
WCB* WA  $NA Confident   / 30.00-88.00  67.02-88.00 (Prior Day)
IA/MN WA $NA Confident   / 30.00-88.00  72.41-88.00 (Prior Day)
NAT'L WA $NA Confident   / 30.00-90.00  64.00-92.00 (Prior Day)
NAT'L BAR/GILTS FULL RANGE: $NA Confident /  #HEAD     830
VOLUME BY STATE OF ORIGIN:  IL  -  14,511 / IN/OH - 27,658 / IA/MN -  93,743
NEG VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE: ESTIMATED - NAT'L  2,344 / ACTUAL TODAY:  1,094
WCB, ECB, IA/MN and Nat'l are all plant delivered. (WA=Weighted Average; 
NEG=Negotiated; WCB*=Western Cornbelt; ECB*=Eastern Cornbelt)