DTN Hog Prices/Trends                  05/17 11:40

LOCATION       TREND    BAR/GILTS     HEAD SOW TREND LT SOWS HVY SOWS BOARS
*DORCHSTR, WI  Steady     50.00        390  Steady    33-34   35-36    10.00
*GARNAVILLO,IA Market Closed Today
*RED OAK, IA   Steady     59.00        100  Lower     No Test 36-39     3-29
*ILLINOIS SLAUGHTER SOWS & BOARS     1,100  Steady    35-41   41-47     8-28
***Dorchester & Garnavillo are now Premise ID Hogs Only***
* = Private Source(not necessarily a terminal);
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   / 22.00-51.00  46.00-55.83 (Prior Day)
WCB* WA  $NA Confident   / 22.00-53.25  36.58-57.00 (Prior Day)
IA/MN WA $NA Confident   / 22.00-53.01  36.58-57.00 (Prior Day)
NAT'L WA $88.78 0.58 Lr  / 22.00-53.25  36.58-57.00 (Prior Day)
NAT'L BAR/GILTS FULL RANGE: $88.00-$90.00 /  #HEAD   1,229
VOLUME BY STATE OF ORIGIN:  IL  -  16,543 / IN/OH - 22,014 / IA/MN -  95,099
NEG VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE: ESTIMATED - NAT'L  2,628 / ACTUAL TODAY:  2,128
WCB, ECB, IA/MN and Nat'l are all plant delivered. (WA=Weighted Average; 
NEG=Negotiated; WCB*=Western Cornbelt; ECB*=Eastern Cornbelt)