DTN Hog Prices/Trends                  03/23 12:10

LOCATION       TREND    BAR/GILTS    HEAD  SOW TREND LT SOWS HVY SOWS BOARS
*DORCHSTR, WI  Steady     60.00       265  Steady    45-46   47-48    16.00
*GARNAVILLO,IA Market Closed Today
*RED OAK, IA   Sales are on the 1st & 3rd Wed of each month
+ILLINOIS SLAUGHTER SOWS & BOARS    1,125  3.00 Lr   45-51   51-57     8-25
***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
ECB* WA  $NA Confident   / 43.00-71.00  61.09-72.00 (Prior Day)
WCB* WA  $NA Confident   / 23.00-73.00  25.25-74.44 (Prior Day)
IA/MN WA $NA Confident   / 23.00-73.00  35.25-74.44 (Prior Day)
NAT'L WA $76.50 0.79 Lr  / 23.00-73.00  35.25-74.44 (Prior Day)
NAT'L BAR/GILTS FULL RANGE $72.00-77.50  /  #HEAD  5,615
VOLUME BY STATE OF ORIGIN:  IL  - 16,205 / IN/OH -  24,025 / IA/MN - 101,273
NEG VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE: ESTIMATED - NAT'L  6,652 / ACTUAL TODAY:  6,002
WCB, ECB, IA/MN and Nat'l are all plant delivered. (WA=Weighted Average; 
NEG=Negotiated; WCB*=Western Cornbelt; ECB*=Eastern Cornbelt)