DTN Hog Prices/Trends                  04/09 11:15

LOCATION       TREND    BAR/GILTS     HEAD SOW TREND LT SOWS HVY SOWS BOARS
*DORCHSTR, WI  Steady     60.00        440  1.00 Lr   52.00   58.00   16.00
*RED OAK, IA   Sale takes place every 1st & 3rd Wednesday of each Month
*ILLINOIS SLAUGHTER SOWS & BOARS       .    .         .       .       .
***Dorchester is Premise ID Hogs Only***
* = Private Source(not necessarily a terminal);
NA Confident = Not Available due to Confidentiality;
No Comp = No Comparison;
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   / 48.00-78.00  61.61-75.72 (Prior Day)
WCB* WA  $89.90 No Comp  / 25.00-79.61  53.67-78.00 (Prior Day)
IA/MN WA $NA Confident   / 25.00-79.61  54.84-78.00 (Prior Day)
NAT'L WA $89.90 No Comp  / 25.00-79.61  53.67-78.00 (Prior Day)
NAT'L BAR/GILTS FULL RANGE: $86.00-$91.00 /  #HEAD     282
VOLUME BY STATE OF ORIGIN:  IL  -  14,782 / IN/OH - 16,998 / IA/MN - 106,109
NEG VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE: ESTIMATED - NAT'L  3,134 / ACTUAL TODAY:  1,884
WCB, ECB, IA/MN and Nat'l are all plant delivered. (WA=Weighted Average; 
NEG=Negotiated; WCB*=Western Cornbelt; ECB*=Eastern Cornbelt)