DTN Hog Prices/Trends                  04/15 11:20

LOCATION       TREND    BAR/GILTS    HEAD  SOW TREND LT SOWS HVY SOWS BOARS
*DORCHSTR, WI  2.00 Lr    64.00       300  2.00 Lr   58-61   62-64    23.00
*GARNAVILLO,IA 2.00 Lr    64.00        60  2.00 Lr   58-61   62-64    23.00
*RED OAK, IA   Sales are on the 1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month
*WALKER SB, IA Sales are on the 1st & 3rd Wed of each month & reported on Thu 
+ILLINOIS SLAUGHTER SOWS & BOARS      .    .         .       .        .
***Dorchester & Garnavillo are now Premise ID Hogs Only***
* = Private Source(not necessarily a terminal); + = Closing report; 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   /  67.00-89.50 72.00-91.50(Prior Day)
WCB* WA  $103.40         /  66.00-90.00 71.00-90.00(Prior Day)
IA/MN WA $103.79         /  66.00-90.00 71.00-88.81(Prior Day)
NAT'L WA $101.16 1.42 Hr /  66.00-90.00 71.00-91.50(Prior Day)
NAT'L BAR/GILTS FULL RANGE 99.96-105.00 /  #HEAD  3,730   
VOLUME BY STATE OF ORIGIN: IL  - 16,075 / IN/OH -  15,696 / IA/MN - 104,815
NEG VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE: ESTIMATED - NAT'L  6,341 / ACTUAL TODAY: 4,291
WCB, ECB, IA/MN and Nat'l are all plant delivered. (WA=Weighted Average; 
NEG=Negotiated; WCB*=Western Cornbelt; ECB*=Eastern Cornbelt)