Data from Pork Checkoff Marketline  September 20, 2018                 Thursday

PORK PRODUCT PRICES          CHANGE      AVERAGE
 Carcass, Prior Day          -0.56       $ 77.99             PRIOR DAY PURCHASED
 Loins, Prior Day            +1.28       $ 85.13             Price per cwt. Carcass
 Hams, Prior Day             +0.05       $ 59.01              Eastern Cornbelt     $   N/A
 Bellies, Prior Day          -3.45       $109.97              Western Cornbelt     $ 57.27
                                                              IA/MINN              $ 57.36
SOW PRICES per CWT Live                                       National Carcass     $ 56.23
 400-449#, Prior Day         -1.34       $ 23.18
 450-499#, Prior Day         -0.08       $ 27.84             Price per cwt. Live
 500-549#, Prior Day         +0.99       $ 31.02              Eastern Cornbelt     $ 41.49
                                                              Western Cornbelt     $ 41.76
LIVE HOG PRICES                          PRACTICAL TOP        IA/MINN              $   N/A
 Zumbrota                        S       $ 34.00              National Carcass     $ 41.62
 Red Oak                       N/A       $   N/A
 Missouri                      N/A       $   N/A
 Illinois                    +2.00       $ 40.00

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                    +2.72       $ 57.39

BOXED BEEF CUTOUT
 Choice 600-900#             -0.05       $205.01

FUTURES MARKETS
                 Month     CME Change     CME Price
       Hogs:    Oct 18          +1.25       $ 61.25
                Dec 18          +0.38       $ 58.27              Cattle:  Mixed
                Feb 19          -0.33       $ 65.62

SLAUGHTER (000's)
                 Today    Last Week    % Chg Week Ago    Last Year    % Chg Year Ago
 Daily            437        411           +6.3             458            -4.6
 Week to Date    1709       1749           -2.3            1817            -5.9

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

TOMORROW'S TREND - Steady to $1 Higher