DTN HOG CLOSE/TRENDS       11/12/18

DAILY DIRECT HOGS.

BASE MARKET HOG       RANGE         AVG    CHANGE
WESTERN CORNBELT  $47.00-$54.75   $ 51.97   -0.92
EASTERN CORNBELT  NA Due to Confidentiality
IOWA/MINNESOTA    $47.00-$54.75   $ 52.00   -1.24
NATIONAL          $47.00-$54.75   $ 51.89   -1.46
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%
11/09   137,544    212.92   57.11     59.00     60.81
PORK CUTS                  CUTOUT/PRIMAL VALUES
 323.98 lds cuts         CARCASS  $ 70.83   +0.56
  42.26 lds trim         LOIN     $ 65.50   -1.47
                         BUTT     $ 85.90   -0.90
 366.23 Total Lds        PIC      $ 52.08   +1.49
                         RIB      $118.05   +2.40
                         HAM      $ 50.67   +0.70
                         BELLY    $117.95   +3.51
PORK TRIMMINGS:
                42% Trim Combo    $ 22.57
                72% Trim Combo    $ 44.80
FI KILL(WTD) MON 441( 441)  WK AGO 476( 476)  YR AGO 465( 465)
LOCATION       TREND     BAR/GILTS    HEAD  SOW TREND LT SOWS    HVY SOWS BOARS 
*DORCHSTR, WI  2-4 Lr      36.00       460  2-4 Lr    36.00      46.00    18.00
ZUMBROTA,MN P  1.00 Lr     34.00       100  1.00 Lr   35-36      38-40    .
*GARNAVILLO,IA Market Closed This Week
RED OAK, IA P  Sale 1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month
***Dorchester & Garnavillo are now Premise ID Hogs Only***
P = Private Source (not necessarily a terminal) * = Pre-opening Call; 
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     BAR/GILTS    HEAD  SOW TREND LT SOWS    HVY SOWS BOARS 
WCB* WA  51.97 1.03 Lr  47.00-54.75  1,257 (Prior Day)25.00-51.00 42.63-52.00
ECB* WA  NA Due to Confidentiality     405 (Prior Day)34.00-52.50 38.00-54.14
IA/MN WA 52.00 1.19 Lr  47.00-54.75  1,245 (Prior Day)25.00-51.00 42.63-52.00
NAT'L WA 51.89 1.51 Lr  47.00-54.75  1,662 (Prior Day)25.00-52.50 38.00-54.14
IL                                   1,175  Steady    30-36      36-44    7-18
VOLUME: IL  - 33,643  / IN/OH -  37,110 / IA/MN - 272,541
NEG:   WCB* -  2,069  /  ECB* -   1,579 / IA/MN -   1,917 / NAT'L   3,648
WCB, ECB, IA/MN and Nat'l are all plant delivered. (WA=Weighted Average; 
NEG=Negotiated; WCB*=Western Cornbelt; ECB*=Eastern Cornbelt)