DTN Hog Prices/Trends                  04/18 10:55

LOCATION       TREND    BAR/GILTS     HEAD SOW TREND LT SOWS HVY SOWS BOARS
*DORCHSTR, WI  Market Closed Today
*GARNAVILLO,IA Market Closed Today
*RED OAK, IA   Steady     56.00        100  Steady    No Test 57-60   3-27
*ILLINOIS SLAUGHTER SOWS & BOARS       .    .         .       .       .
***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   / 52.00-88.00  59.10-76.00 (Prior Day)
WCB* WA  $NA Confident   / 25.00-83.00  43.00-83.00 (Prior Day)
IA/MN WA $NA Confident   / 25.00-83.00  43.00-83.00 (Prior Day)
NAT'L WA $81.51 No Comp  / 25.00-88.00  43.00-83.00 (Prior Day)
NAT'L BAR/GILTS FULL RANGE: $77.00-$83.00 /  #HEAD     771
VOLUME BY STATE OF ORIGIN:  IL  -  18,086 / IN/OH - 19,347 / IA/MN -  81,589
NEG VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE: ESTIMATED - NAT'L  3,035 / ACTUAL TODAY:  1,965
WCB, ECB, IA/MN and Nat'l are all plant delivered. (WA=Weighted Average; 
NEG=Negotiated; WCB*=Western Cornbelt; ECB*=Eastern Cornbelt)