DTN Hog Prices/Trends                  04/18 11:25

LOCATION       TREND    BAR/GILTS     HEAD SOW TREND LT SOWS HVY SOWS BOARS
*DORCHSTR, WI  Steady     52.00        445  Steady    45-46   47-48    14.00
*GARNAVILLO,IA Steady     52.00         60  Steady    45-46   47-48    14.00
*RED OAK, IA   Steady     59.00        100  Steady    No Test 57-60     3-29
*ILLINOIS SLAUGHTER SOWS & BOARS -     .    .         .       .        .
***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   / 47.00-68.18  59.10-69.92 (Prior Day)
WCB* WA  $91.10 2.00 Hr  / 27.00-70.69  52.40-68.75 (Prior Day)
IA/MN WA $91.10 1.17 Hr  / 27.00-70.69  58.00-68.75 (Prior Day)
NAT'L WA $90.49 2.04 Hr  / 27.00-74.50  52.40-69.92 (Prior Day)
NAT'L BAR/GILTS FULL RANGE: $83.00-$92.00 /  #HEAD   2,277
VOLUME BY STATE OF ORIGIN:  IL  -  13,988 / IN/OH - 18,584 / IA/MN - 109,394
NEG VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE: ESTIMATED - NAT'L  2,794 / ACTUAL TODAY:  2,134
WCB, ECB, IA/MN and Nat'l are all plant delivered. (WA=Weighted Average; 
NEG=Negotiated; WCB*=Western Cornbelt; ECB*=Eastern Cornbelt)