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Data from Pork Checkoff Marketline July 2, 2009 Thursday LIVE HOG PRICES CHANGE PRACTICAL TOP Peoria S $ 35.00 PRIOR DAY PURCHASED Zumbrota S $ 37.00 Price per cwt. Carcass Red Oak N/A $ N/A Eastern Cornbelt 54.14 St. Joseph S $ 38.00 Western Cornbelt 57.89 Sioux Falls N/A $ N/A IA/MINN 57.90 Missouri S $ 40.00 Nat. carcass 56.47 Nat. live 44.05 CARCASS PRICES wt'd avg base price AVERAGE Eastern Cornbelt -0.12 $ 52.90 Western Cornbelt +4.31 $ 59.73 National +3.20 $ 56.83 IA/MINN +4.11 $ 59.73 PORK CUTOUT VALUES Carcass, Prior Day -0.28 $ 53.77 Loin, Prior Day +1.75 $ 71.14 Butt, Prior Day -3.24 $ 64.07 Ham, Prior Day -0.13 $ 35.22 Belly, Prior Day -1.41 $ 61.88 Dressed Beef, Today -0.59 $137.93 FUTURES MARKETS CME CME Month Change Price Hogs: Jul 09 +0.72 $ 59.97 Bellies:Down Aug 09 +0.45 $ 61.15 Cattle: Mixed Oct 09 +0.25 $ 57.17 SLAUGHTER (000's) Last % Chg Last % Chg Today Week Week Ago Year Year Ago Daily 413 411 0.5 418 -1.2 Week to Date 1655 1636 1.2 1708 -3.1 IA/So Minn Avg Last Week Week Earlier Year Ago N/A N/A N/A TOMORROW'S TREND - Steady

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