DTN Hog Prices/Trends                  04/17 11:10

LOCATION       TREND    BAR/GILTS     HEAD SOW TREND LT SOWS HVY SOWS BOARS
*DORCHSTR, WI  Steady     60.00        330  Steady    45.00   50.00   15.00
*RED OAK, IA   Steady     60.00        100  Lower    No Test  55-58    3-32
*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   / 44.75-74.00  57.03-68.18 (Prior Day)
WCB* WA  $NA Confident   / 25.00-74.00  49.11-74.53 (Prior Day)
IA/MN WA $NA Confident   / 25.00-69.50  49.66-74.53 (Prior Day)
NAT'L WA $90.76 No Comp  / 25.00-74.00  49.11-74.53 (Prior Day)
NAT'L BAR/GILTS FULL RANGE: $89.50-$91.00 /  #HEAD   1,063
VOLUME BY STATE OF ORIGIN:  IL  -  19,976 / IN/OH - 27,108 / IA/MN - 106,888
NEG VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE: ESTIMATED - NAT'L  3,584 / ACTUAL TODAY:  2,334
WCB, ECB, IA/MN and Nat'l are all plant delivered. (WA=Weighted Average; 
NEG=Negotiated; WCB*=Western Cornbelt; ECB*=Eastern Cornbelt)