DTN Hog Prices/Trends                  04/16 11:10

LOCATION       TREND    BAR/GILTS     HEAD SOW TREND LT SOWS HVY SOWS BOARS
*DORCHSTR, WI  Steady     52.00        445  Steady    45-46   47-48    14.00
*GARNAVILLO,IA Steady     52.00         60  Steady    45-46   47-48    14.00
*RED OAK, IA   Sales take place on the 1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month 
*ILLINOIS SLAUGHTER SOWS & BOARS -   1,450  Steady    47-53   53-59     8-25
***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   / 52.50-69.89  60.57-70.71 (Prior Day)
WCB* WA  $NA Confident   / 28.00-68.00  47.00-70.25 (Prior Day)
IA/MN WA $NA Confident   / 28.00-68.00  47.00-70.25 (Prior Day)
NAT'L WA $86.14 No Comp  / 28.00-72.50  47.00-73.00 (Prior Day)
NAT'L BAR/GILTS FULL RANGE: $85.00-$89.50 /  #HEAD     942
VOLUME BY STATE OF ORIGIN:  IL  -  16,488 / IN/OH - 19,007 / IA/MN - 106,395
NEG VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE: ESTIMATED - NAT'L  1,622 / ACTUAL TODAY:  1,122
WCB, ECB, IA/MN and Nat'l are all plant delivered. (WA=Weighted Average; 
NEG=Negotiated; WCB*=Western Cornbelt; ECB*=Eastern Cornbelt)