Data from Pork Checkoff Marketline  February 26, 2021                 Friday

PORK PRODUCT PRICES          CHANGE      AVERAGE
 Carcass, Prior Day          +0.22       $ 94.61             PRIOR DAY PURCHASED
 Loins, Prior Day            +2.94       $ 76.61             Price per cwt. Carcass
 Hams, Prior Day             +4.97       $ 93.06              Eastern Cornbelt     $   N/A
 Bellies, Prior Day          -8.29       $155.77              Western Cornbelt     $ 79.31
                                                              IA/MINN              $ 79.42
SOW PRICES per CWT Live                                       National Carcass     $ 77.88
 400-449#, Prior Day         +1.13       $ 63.70
 450-499#, Prior Day         +1.96       $ 69.21             Price per cwt. Live
 500-549#, Prior Day         +2.06       $ 71.67              Eastern Cornbelt     $   N/A
                                                              Western Cornbelt     $   N/A
LIVE HOG PRICES                          PRACTICAL TOP        IA/MINN              $   N/A
 Red Oak                       N/A       $   N/A              National Carcass     $ 58.33
 Dorchester                      S       $ 48.00
 Illinois                    +1.00       $ 55.00

CARCASS PRICES wt'd avg base price       AVERAGE
 Eastern Cornbelt              N/A       $   N/A
 Western Cornbelt            +3.02       $ 78.41
 IA/MINN                     +3.26       $ 78.29
 National                    +2.15       $ 77.28

BOXED BEEF CUTOUT
 Choice 600-900#             +0.57       $241.24

FUTURES MARKETS
                 Month     CME Change     CME Price
       Hogs:    APR 21          -2.60       $ 87.15
                MAY 21          -2.27       $ 88.88              Cattle:  LOWER
                JUN 21          -1.57       $ 94.17

SLAUGHTER (000's)
                 Today    Last Week    % Chg Week Ago    Last Year    % Chg Year Ago
 Daily            488        488              S             483            +1.0
 Week to Date    2642       2432           +8.6            2561            +3.2

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

TOMORROW'S TREND - STEADY