Data from Pork Checkoff Marketline  May 15, 2026                 Friday

PORK PRODUCT PRICES          CHANGE      AVERAGE
 Carcass, Prior Day          +0.65       $ 97.45             PRIOR DAY PURCHASED
 Loins, Prior Day            +1.28       $ 93.86             Price per cwt. Carcass
 Hams, Prior Day             +2.79       $ 81.46              Eastern Cornbelt     $   N/A
 Bellies, Prior Day          -2.60       $118.76              Western Cornbelt     $ 92.68
                                                              IA/MINN              $ 94.02
SOW PRICES per CWT Live                                       National Carcass     $ 92.68
 400-449#, Prior Day         +5.10       $ 62.82
 450-499#, Prior Day         +0.38       $ 68.30             Price per cwt. Live
 500-549#, Prior Day         +1.76       $ 69.83              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     $ 71.23
 Dorchester                  +3.00       $ 69.00
 Illinois                        S       $ 57.00

CARCASS PRICES wt'd avg base price       AVERAGE
 Eastern Cornbelt              N/A       $   N/A
 Western Cornbelt              N/A       $ 91.95
 IA/MINN                       N/A       $   N/A
 National                      N/A       $ 91.87

BOXED BEEF CUTOUT
 Choice 600-900#             +0.19       $388.86

FUTURES MARKETS
                 Month     CME Change     CME Price
       Hogs:    JUN 26          -0.78       $ 98.75
                JUL 26          -1.20       $103.35              Cattle:  HIGHER
                AUG 26          -1.32       $104.15

SLAUGHTER (000's)
                 Today    Last Week    % Chg Week Ago    Last Year    % Chg Year Ago
 Daily            445        479           -7.1             463            -3.9
 Week to Date    2366       2450           -3.4            2392            -1.1

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

TOMORROW'S TREND - HIGHER