DTN HOG CLOSE/TRENDS       01/15/19

DAILY DIRECT HOGS.

BASE MARKET HOG       RANGE         AVG    CHANGE
WESTERN CORNBELT  $47.00-$53.00   $ 51.66   -0.14
EASTERN CORNBELT  NA Due to Confidentiality
IOWA/MINNESOTA    $47.00-$53.00   $ 51.69   -0.30
NATIONAL          $47.00-$53.00   $ 51.46   -0.20
SPECS - .65-1.1" back-fat, 6 square inch loin 4 2.0 depth
NATIONAL DAILY BASE LEAN HOG CARCASS SLAUGHTER COST
DATE    HD COUNT   AVG WT   49-50%    51-52%    53-54%
01/14    93,461    214.07   53.35     55.20     56.95
PORK CUTS                  CUTOUT/PRIMAL VALUES
 443.00 lds cuts         CARCASS  $ 70.33   -0.86
  39.73 lds trim         LOIN     $ 65.25   +1.21
                         BUTT     $ 74.48   +0.43
 482.73 Total Lds        PIC      $ 38.49   +0.76
                         RIB      $124.22   +5.14
                         HAM      $ 51.10   +2.59
                         BELLY    $132.03  -12.59
PORK TRIMMINGS:
                42% Trim Combo    $ 23.58
                72% Trim Combo    $ 53.20
FI KILL(WTD) TUE 480( 943)  WK AGO 474( 954)  YR AGO 455( 838)
LOCATION       TREND     BAR/GILTS    HEAD  SOW TREND LT SOWS    HVY SOWS BOARS
*DORCHSTR, WI  Steady      34.00       440  Steady    24.00      24.00    12-17
ZUMBROTA,MN P  Market No Longer Reporting Data
*GARNAVILLO,IA Market Closed Today
RED OAK, IA P  Sale 1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month
***Dorchester & Garnavillo are now Premise ID Hogs Only***
P = Private Source(not necessarily a terminal) * = Pre-opening Call; 
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     BAR/GILTS    HEAD  SOW TREND LT SOWS    HVY SOWS BOARS 
WCB* WA  51.66 0.31 Lr  47.00-53.00  4 688 (Prior Day)17.00-38.50 32.92-41.25
ECB* WA  NA Due to Confidentiality   2,435 (Prior Day)20.00-40.00 34.00-42.42
IA/MN WA 51.69 0.48 Lr  47.00-53.00  4,500 (Prior Day)17.00-38.50 32.92-41.25
NAT'L WA 51.46 0.29 Lr  47.00-53.00  7,373 (Prior Day)17.00-40.00 32.80-42.42
IL                                     975  Steady    17-26      22-31    6-15
VOLUME: IL  - 20,239  / IN/OH -  40,793 / IA/MN - 146,601
NEG:   WCB* -  5,010  /  ECB* -   3,587 / IA/MN -   4,010 / NAT'L   8,597
WCB, ECB, IA/MN and Nat'l are all plant delivered. (WA=Weighted Average;
NEG=Negotiated; WCB*=Western Cornbelt; ECB*=Eastern Cornbelt)