Data from Pork Checkoff Marketline  March 26, 2019                 Tuesday

PORK PRODUCT PRICES          CHANGE      AVERAGE
 Carcass, Prior Day          +2.30       $ 81.30             PRIOR DAY PURCHASED
 Loins, Prior Day            -0.28       $ 72.14             Price per cwt. Carcass
 Hams, Prior Day             +4.62       $ 74.15              Eastern Cornbelt     $   N/A
 Bellies, Prior Day          +3.71       $146.29              Western Cornbelt     $ 71.04
                                                              IA/MINN              $ 71.41
SOW PRICES per CWT Live                                       National Carcass     $ 69.12
 400-449#, Prior Day         -0.39       $ 38.13
 450-499#, Prior Day         -1.25       $ 41.94             Price per cwt. Live
 500-549#, Prior Day         -1.89       $ 43.61              Eastern Cornbelt     $ 52.41
                                                              Western Cornbelt     $   N/A
LIVE HOG PRICES                          PRACTICAL TOP        IA/MINN              $   N/A
 Zumbrota                      N/A       $   N/A              National Carcass     $ 52.16
 Red Oak                       N/A       $   N/A
 Dorchester                      S       $ 45.00
 Illinois                    +2.00       $ 48.00

CARCASS PRICES wt'd avg base price       AVERAGE
 Eastern Cornbelt              N/A       $   N/A
 Western Cornbelt              N/A       $ 73.26
 IA/MINN                       N/A       $ 73.56
 National                    +5.50       $ 71.73

BOXED BEEF CUTOUT
 Choice 600-900#             +0.87       $229.69

FUTURES MARKETS
                 Month     CME Change     CME Price
       Hogs:    Apr 19          +1.07       $ 79.72
                May 19          -0.10       $ 86.65              Cattle:  Lower
                Jun 19          -0.23       $ 95.33

SLAUGHTER (000's)
                 Today    Last Week    % Chg Week Ago    Last Year    % Chg Year Ago
 Daily            476        467           +1.9             461            +3.3
 Week to Date     950        930           +2.2             920            +3.3

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

TOMORROW'S TREND - Steady to $1 Higher