Pork Checkoff Data from Pork Checkoff Marketline
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Data from Pork Checkoff Marketline  February 8, 2010        Monday

PORK PRODUCT PRICES     CHANGE      AVERAGE
 Carcass, Prior Day     -0.03       $ 69.12          PRIOR DAY PURCHASED
 Loins, Prior Day       -0.23       $ 79.07           Price per cwt. Carcass
 Hams, Prior Day        +1.11       $ 64.04          Eastern Cornbelt      61.78
 Bellies, Prior Day     S           $ 87.24          Western Cornbelt      64.08
                                                     IA/MINN               63.74
SOW PRICES                                           Nat. carcass          63.33
 400-449#, Prior Day    -0.86       $ 43.26          Nat. live             52.31
 450-499#, Prior Day    +1.05       $ 49.63
 500-549#, Prior Day    +0.93       $ 52.66

LIVE HOG PRICES                     PRACTICAL TOP
 Peoria                 S           $ 41.00
 Zumbrota               N/A         $N/A
 Red Oak                +2.50       $ 46.00
 St. Joseph             S           $ 41.00
 Sioux Falls            N/A         $N/A
 Missouri               +2.25       $ 46.75

CARCASS PRICES wt'd avg base price  AVERAGE
 Eastern Cornbelt       -0.22       $ 61.25
 Western Cornbelt       -0.10       $ 63.20
 IA/MINN                S           $ 63.20
 National               -0.17       $ 61.51

DRESSED BEEF
 Choice 750-900#        +0.86       $138.48

FUTURES MARKETS
                        CME          CME
            Month      Change        Price
  Hogs:     FEB 10      +0.87       $ 67.57          Bellies:UP
            APR 10      +2.05       $ 68.77          Cattle: UP
            MAY 10      +2.22       $ 74.70

SLAUGHTER (000's)            Last     % Chg     Last  % Chg
                  Today      Week    Week Ago   Year Year Ago
  Daily             422       412       2.4      423   -0.2
  Week to Date      422       412       2.4      423   -0.2

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

TOMORROW'S TREND - +$0.50 - +$0.75

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