DTN HOG CLOSE/TRENDS       10/19/18

DAILY DIRECT HOGS.

BASE MARKET HOG       RANGE         AVG    CHANGE
WESTERN CORNBELT  $52.00-$59.00   $ 58.36   -0.37
EASTERN CORNBELT  NA Due to Confidentiality
IOWA/MINNESOTA    $52.00-$59.00   $ 58.50   -0.26
NATIONAL          $52.00-$59.37   $ 58.72   -0.44
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%
10/18    85,296    212.07   62.25     64.16     66.00
PORK CUTS                  CUTOUT/PRIMAL VALUES
 183.82 lds cuts         CARCASS  $ 78.42   +0.30
  49.31 lds trim         LOIN     $ 77.03   +0.43
                         BUTT     $ 91.64   +0.02
 233.14 Total Lds        PIC      $ 53.90   +1.56
                         RIB      $120.62   +2.86
                         HAM      $ 52.24   +0.14
                         BELLY    $139.74   -0.22
PORK TRIMMINGS:
                42% Trim Combo    $ 29.77
                72% Trim Combo    $ 57.93
FI KILL(WTD) FRI 464(2354)  WK AGO 459(2321)  YR AGO 455(2279)
             SAT 235(2589)  WK AGO 168(2489)  YR AGO 188(2468)
LOCATION       TREND     BAR/GILTS    HEAD  SOW TREND LT SOWS    HVY SOWS BOARS 
*DORCHSTR, WI  Steady      42.00       360  Steady    25.00      31.00    13-17
ZUMBROTA,MN P  No Market on Friday's
*GARNAVILLO,IA Steady      42.00       125  Steady    25.00      31.00    13-17
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  58.36 0.41 Lr  52.00-59.00  5,991 (Prior Day)19.75-42.00 27.24-48.00
ECB* WA  NA Due to Confidentiality   3,895 (Prior Day)26.00-43.00 26.00-46.50
IA/MN WA 58.50 0.30 Lr  52.00-59.00  5,446 (Prior Day)19.75-42.00 27.24-48.00
NAT'L WA 58.72 0.44 Lr  52.00-59.37 10,016 (Prior Day)19.75-43.00 26.00-48.00
IL                                     800  2.00 Hr   25-34      30-40    6-20
VOLUME: IL  - 19,308  / IN/OH -  42,835 / IA/MN - 153,294
NEG:   WCB* -  6,961  /  ECB* -   5,118 / IA/MN -   6,257 / NAT'L  12,079
WCB, ECB, IA/MN and Nat'l are all plant delivered. (WA=Weighted Average; 
NEG=Negotiated; WCB*=Western Cornbelt; ECB*=Eastern Cornbelt)