Data from Pork Checkoff Marketline  December 20, 2024                 Friday

PORK PRODUCT PRICES          CHANGE      AVERAGE
 Carcass, Prior Day          +2.33       $ 98.30             PRIOR DAY PURCHASED
 Loins, Prior Day            -0.92       $ 82.86             Price per cwt. Carcass
 Hams, Prior Day             -2.24       $100.18              Eastern Cornbelt     $   N/A
 Bellies, Prior Day         +12.42       $133.23              Western Cornbelt     $ 79.59
                                                              IA/MINN              $ 79.78
SOW PRICES per CWT Live                                       National Carcass     $ 79.59
 400-449#, Prior Day         +0.73       $ 42.25
 450-499#, Prior Day         -1.08       $ 46.47             Price per cwt. Live
 500-549#, Prior Day         +2.10       $ 50.60              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     $   N/A
 Dorchester                      S       $ 52.00
 Illinois                        S       $ 58.00

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                      N/A       $   N/A

BOXED BEEF CUTOUT
 Choice 600-900#             -5.37       $316.27

FUTURES MARKETS
                 Month     CME Change     CME Price
       Hogs:    FEB 25          +2.30       $ 85.92
                APR 25          +1.90       $ 90.53              Cattle:  HIGHER
                MAY 25          +1.62       $ 94.35

SLAUGHTER (000's)
                 Today    Last Week    % Chg Week Ago    Last Year    % Chg Year Ago
 Daily            483        474           +1.9             428           +12.9
 Week to Date    2581       2560           +0.8            2429            +6.3

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

TOMORROW'S TREND - STEADY TO HIGHER