DTN Hog Prices/Trends                  04/29 11:25

LOCATION       TREND    BAR/GILTS     HEAD SOW TREND LT SOWS HVY SOWS BOARS
*DORCHSTR, WI  2.00 Lr    50.00        525  3.00 Lr   36-37   38-39    10.00
*GARNAVILLO,IA Market Closed Today
*RED OAK, IA   Sales take place on the 1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month
*ILLINOIS SLAUGHTER SOWS & BOARS     1,150  Steady    42-48   48-54     8-28
***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 Confident   / 43.50-61.58  43.50-66.66 (Prior Day)
WCB* WA  $NA Confident   / 25.00-60.00  44.78-63.75 (Prior Day)
IA/MN WA $NA Confident   / 25.00-60.00  50.00-63.75 (Prior Day)
NAT'L WA $NA Confident   / 25.00-65.00  43.50-66.66 (Prior Day)
NAT'L BAR/GILTS FULL RANGE: $NA Confident /  #HEAD     170
VOLUME BY STATE OF ORIGIN:  IL  -  12,020 / IN/OH - 19,862 / IA/MN - 171,246
NEG VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE: ESTIMATED - NAT'L  1,954 / ACTUAL TODAY:    569
WCB, ECB, IA/MN and Nat'l are all plant delivered. (WA=Weighted Average; 
NEG=Negotiated; WCB*=Western Cornbelt; ECB*=Eastern Cornbelt)