DTN HOG CLOSE/TRENDS       03/30/20

DAILY DIRECT HOGS.
BASE MARKET HOG              AVG    CHANGE
WESTERN CORNBELT           $56.77    -1.69
EASTERN CORNBELT           $NA Confidentiality 
IOWA/MINNESOTA             $56.81    -1.76
                RANGE        AVG    CHANGE
NATIONAL   $48.00-$60.00   $55.03    -3.04
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%
03/27   156,415    214.07   61.08     62.89     64.59
PORK CUTS                  CUTOUT/PRIMAL VALUES
 346.98 lds cuts         CARCASS  $ 70.71   -3.08
  41.00 lds trim         LOIN     $100.35   +3.50
                         BUTT     $122.00   +3.82
 387.98 Total Lds        PIC      $ 62.20   -4.13
                         RIB      $119.04  -52.91
                         HAM      $ 45.82   +0.22
                         BELLY    $ 41.12   -9.83
PORK TRIMMINGS:
                42% Trim Combo    $ 19.54
                72% Trim Combo    $ 57.71
FI KILL(WTD) MON 491( 491) WK AGO 497( 497) YR AGO 475( 475)
LOCATION       TREND    BAR/GILTS    HEAD  SOW TREND LT SOWS HVY SOWS BOARS
*DORCHSTR, WI  4.00 Lr    36.00       465  4.00 Hr   36.00   42.00    12-18
*GARNAVILLO,IA 4.00 Lr    36.00       200  4.00 Hr   36.00   46.00    18-23
*RED OAK, IA   Sales are held on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month
+ILLINOIS SLAUGHTER SOWS & BOARS      .    Not Available
***Dorchester & Garnavillo are now Premise ID Hogs Only***
* = Private Source(not necessarily a terminal); + = Closing report; 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
WCB* WA  $56.77 1.05 Lr  /  19.00-49.00 36.00-50.00(Prior Day)
ECB* WA  $NA Confident   /  30.00-42.74 37.44-46.84(Prior Day)
IA/MN WA $56.81 1.04 Lr  /  19.00-49.00 36.00-50.00(Prior Day)
NAT'L WA $55.03 2.64 Lr  /  19.00-49.00 36.00-50.00(Prior Day)
NAT'L BAR/GILTS FULL RANGE  48.00-60.00 /  #HEAD 10,978   
VOLUME: IL  - 23,590  / IN/OH -  35,464 / IA/MN - 289,766
NEG:   WCB* -  5,815  /  ECB* -   7,069 / IA/MN -   5,253 / NAT'L 12,884
WCB, ECB, IA/MN and Nat'l are all plant delivered. (WA=Weighted Average; 
NEG=Negotiated; WCB*=Western Cornbelt; ECB*=Eastern Cornbelt)