Data from Pork Checkoff Marketline  October 19, 2017                 Thursday

PORK PRODUCT PRICES          CHANGE      AVERAGE
 Carcass, Prior Day          -0.04       $ 73.93             PRIOR DAY PURCHASED
 Loins, Prior Day            +1.06       $ 73.80             Price per cwt. Carcass
 Hams, Prior Day             -0.94       $ 65.64              Eastern Cornbelt     $ 61.58
 Bellies, Prior Day          -0.26       $ 94.60              Western Cornbelt     $ 62.97
                                                              IA/MINN              $ 63.00
SOW PRICES per CWT Live                                       National Carcass     $ 62.40
 400-449#, Prior Day         +0.94       $ 34.31
 450-499#, Prior Day         +0.65       $ 34.33             Price per cwt. Live
 500-549#, Prior Day         +0.43       $ 36.53              Eastern Cornbelt     $ 47.05
                                                              Western Cornbelt     $ 46.83
LIVE HOG PRICES                          PRACTICAL TOP        IA/MINN              $ 47.76
 Zumbrota                        S       $ 37.00              National Carcass     $ 46.96
 Red Oak                       N/A       $   N/A
 Missouri                        S       $ 40.50
 Illinois                    +1.00       $ 43.00

CARCASS PRICES wt'd avg base price       AVERAGE
 Eastern Cornbelt              N/A       $   N/A
 Western Cornbelt              N/A       $   N/A
 IA/MINN                       N/A       $   N/A
 National                    +1.03       $ 61.86

BOXED BEEF CUTOUT
 Choice 600-900#             -0.13       $197.76

FUTURES MARKETS
                 Month     CME Change     CME Price
       Hogs:    Dec 17          +0.50       $ 64.25
                Feb 18          +0.47       $ 68.47              Cattle:  Mixed
                Apr 18          +0.53       $ 72.42

SLAUGHTER (000's)
                 Today    Last Week    % Chg Week Ago    Last Year    % Chg Year Ago
 Daily            465        463           +0.4             444            +4.7
 Week to Date    1830       1852           -1.2            1768            +3.5

IA/So Minn Avg          Last Week     Week Earlier     Year Ago
                            N/A            N/A            N/A

TOMORROW'S TREND - Steady