Data from Pork Checkoff Marketline  January 23, 2019                 Wednesday

PORK PRODUCT PRICES          CHANGE      AVERAGE
 Carcass, Prior Day          -2.02       $ 69.55             PRIOR DAY PURCHASED
 Loins, Prior Day            +0.36       $ 67.51             Price per cwt. Carcass
 Hams, Prior Day             +0.53       $ 51.84              Eastern Cornbelt     $   N/A
 Bellies, Prior Day         -14.45       $120.14              Western Cornbelt     $ 52.12
                                                              IA/MINN              $ 52.29
SOW PRICES per CWT Live                                       National Carcass     $ 52.09
 400-449#, Prior Day         -0.43       $ 27.22
 450-499#, Prior Day         -0.03       $ 30.36             Price per cwt. Live
 500-549#, Prior Day         -1.77       $ 32.92              Eastern Cornbelt     $   N/A
                                                              Western Cornbelt     $   N/A
LIVE HOG PRICES                          PRACTICAL TOP        IA/MINN              $   N/A
 Zumbrota                      N/A       $   N/A              National Carcass     $   N/A
 Red Oak                       N/A       $   N/A
 Missouri                        S       $ 34.00
 Illinois                        S       $ 36.00

CARCASS PRICES wt'd avg base price       AVERAGE
 Eastern Cornbelt              N/A       $   N/A
 Western Cornbelt            -0.77       $ 51.81
 IA/MINN                       N/A       $ 51.88
 National                    -0.14       $ 52.06

BOXED BEEF CUTOUT
 Choice 600-900#             +0.89       $216.74

FUTURES MARKETS
                 Month     CME Change     CME Price
       Hogs:    Feb 19          -0.70       $ 60.77
                Apr 19          -1.25       $ 64.85              Cattle:  Higher
                May 19          -0.75       $ 71.28

SLAUGHTER (000's)
                 Today    Last Week    % Chg Week Ago    Last Year    % Chg Year Ago
 Daily            466        480           -2.9             465            +0.2
 Week to Date    1342       1423           -5.7            1306            +2.8

IA/So Minn Avg          Last Week     Week Earlier     Year Ago
                          285.9          285.8          284.9

TOMORROW'S TREND - Steady to $0.50 lower