Data from Pork Checkoff Marketline  September 22, 2026                 Tuesday

PORK PRODUCT PRICES          CHANGE      AVERAGE
 Carcass, Prior Day          -1.00       $ 88.31             PRIOR DAY PURCHASED
 Loins, Prior Day            -5.62       $ 85.06             Price per cwt. Carcass
 Hams, Prior Day             +3.77       $ 89.94              Eastern Cornbelt     $   N/A
 Bellies, Prior Day          -6.38       $ 89.88              Western Cornbelt     $ 80.28
                                                              IA/MINN              $ 80.28
SOW PRICES per CWT Live                                       National Carcass     $ 80.18
 400-449#, Prior Day         +0.42       $ 65.24
 450-499#, Prior Day         -2.77       $ 66.85             Price per cwt. Live
 500-549#, Prior Day         -1.47       $ 70.78              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     $ 61.16
 Dorchester                      S       $ 60.00
 Illinois                        S       $ 65.00

CARCASS PRICES wt'd avg base price       AVERAGE
 Eastern Cornbelt              N/A       $   N/A
 Western Cornbelt            -0.52       $ 79.93
 IA/MINN                     -0.52       $ 79.93
 National                    -0.55       $ 79.92

BOXED BEEF CUTOUT
 Choice 600-900#             +0.89       $378.33

FUTURES MARKETS
                 Month     CME Change     CME Price
       Hogs:    OCT 26          +1.12       $ 79.28
                DEC 26          +1.20       $ 71.00              Cattle:  LOWER
                FEB 27          +1.20       $ 72.55

SLAUGHTER (000's)
                 Today    Last Week    % Chg Week Ago    Last Year    % Chg Year Ago
 Daily            491        488           +0.6             478            +2.7
 Week to Date     956        970           -1.4             963            -0.7

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

TOMORROW'S TREND - LOWER