Data from Pork Checkoff Marketline  May 1, 2024                 Wednesday

PORK PRODUCT PRICES          CHANGE      AVERAGE
 Carcass, Prior Day          -0.34       $ 98.38             PRIOR DAY PURCHASED
 Loins, Prior Day            +2.65       $103.96             Price per cwt. Carcass
 Hams, Prior Day             -1.85       $ 81.50              Eastern Cornbelt     $   N/A
 Bellies, Prior Day          -4.70       $108.94              Western Cornbelt     $ 92.07
                                                              IA/MINN              $ 92.19
SOW PRICES per CWT Live                                       National Carcass     $ 91.85
 400-449#, Prior Day         -0.83       $ 49.58
 450-499#, Prior Day         +0.96       $ 53.84             Price per cwt. Live
 500-549#, Prior Day         -1.92       $ 57.03              Eastern Cornbelt     $   N/A
                                                              Western Cornbelt     $   N/A
LIVE HOG PRICES                          PRACTICAL TOP        IA/MINN              $   N/A
 Red Oak                       N/A       $ 59.00              National Carcass     $   N/A
 Dorchester                      S       $ 50.00
 Illinois                        S       $ 61.00

CARCASS PRICES wt'd avg base price       AVERAGE
 Eastern Cornbelt              N/A       $ 91.55
 Western Cornbelt            +0.36       $ 90.77
 IA/MINN                     +0.08       $ 90.77
 National                    +0.34       $ 91.06

BOXED BEEF CUTOUT
 Choice 600-900#             -2.12       $293.92

FUTURES MARKETS
                 Month     CME Change     CME Price
       Hogs:    May 24          -1.12       $ 93.03
                Jun 24          -2.05       $100.42              Cattle:  Lower
                Jul 24          -1.80       $103.62

SLAUGHTER (000's)
                 Today    Last Week    % Chg Week Ago    Last Year    % Chg Year Ago
 Daily            480        483           -0.6             468            +2.6
 Week to Date    1438       1451           -0.9            1391            +3.4

IA/So Minn Avg          Last Week     Week Earlier     Year Ago
                          287.1          287.0          285.9

TOMORROW'S TREND - Steady to weak