DTN HOG CLOSE/TRENDS       12/11/18

DAILY DIRECT HOGS.

BASE MARKET HOG       RANGE         AVG    CHANGE
WESTERN CORNBELT  $43.00-$47.00   $ 46.26   -0.08
EASTERN CORNBELT  NA Due to Confidentiality
IOWA/MINNESOTA    $44.00-$47.00   $ 46.43   +0.18
NATIONAL          $42.00-$47.89   $ 46.58   -0.77
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%
12/11    80,507    212.29   51.09     52.97     54.79
PORK CUTS                  CUTOUT/PRIMAL VALUES
 386.02 lds cuts         CARCASS  $ 73.33   +0.68
  56.48 lds trim         LOIN     $ 67.18   +2.65
                         BUTT     $ 86.04   -0.13
 442.50 Total Lds        PIC      $ 50.27   -4.01
                         RIB      $118.57   +3.07
                         HAM      $ 55.98   +2.34
                         BELLY    $125.98   -1.01
PORK TRIMMINGS:
                42% Trim Combo    $ 29.19
                72% Trim Combo    $ 51.27
FI KILL(WTD) TUE 479( 958)  WK AGO 478( 945)  YR AGO 468( 930)
LOCATION       TREND     BAR/GILTS    HEAD  SOW TREND LT SOWS    HVY SOWS BOARS 
*DORCHSTR, WI  Steady      36.00       440  Steady    33.00      36.00    12-16
ZUMBROTA,MN P  Not Established         120  Steady    29-30      32-33    .
*GARNAVILLO,IA Market Closed This Week
RED OAK, IA P  Sale 1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month
***Dorchester & Garnavillo are now Premise ID Hogs Only***
P = Private Source(not necessarily a terminal) * = Pre-opening Call;
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     BAR/GILTS    HEAD  SOW TREND LT SOWS    HVY SOWS BOARS 
WCB* WA  46.26 0.05 Lr  43.00-47.00  7,678 (Prior Day)23.00-48.00 31.12-48.25
ECB* WA  NA Due to Confidentiality   3,490 (Prior Day)30.94-47.50 29.00-50.14
IA/MN WA 46.43 0.19 Hr  44.00-47.00  7,026 (Prior Day)23.00-48.00 38.50-48.25
NAT'L WA 46.58 0.58 Lr  42.00-47.89 11,168 (Prior Day)23.00-48.00 29.00-50.14
IL                                   1,025  Steady    21-35      29-40    7-18
VOLUME: IL  - 19,434  / IN/OH -  34,902 / IA/MN - 146,640
NEG:   WCB* -  8,907  /  ECB* -   3,638 / IA/MN -   7,125 / NAT'L  12,545
WCB, ECB, IA/MN and Nat'l are all plant delivered. (WA=Weighted Average;
NEG=Negotiated; WCB*=Western Cornbelt; ECB*=Eastern Cornbelt)