Data from Pork Checkoff Marketline  March 26, 2026                 Thursday

PORK PRODUCT PRICES          CHANGE      AVERAGE
 Carcass, Prior Day          -0.60       $ 96.60             PRIOR DAY PURCHASED
 Loins, Prior Day            -0.96       $ 88.99             Price per cwt. Carcass
 Hams, Prior Day             -1.78       $ 71.88              Eastern Cornbelt     $   N/A
 Bellies, Prior Day          +3.74       $156.57              Western Cornbelt     $ 91.43
                                                              IA/MINN              $   N/A
SOW PRICES per CWT Live                                       National Carcass     $ 91.45
 400-449#, Prior Day         +2.11       $ 70.06
 450-499#, Prior Day         -2.46       $ 75.43             Price per cwt. Live
 500-549#, Prior Day         -0.55       $ 76.23              Eastern Cornbelt     $ 68.99
                                                              Western Cornbelt     $   N/A
LIVE HOG PRICES                          PRACTICAL TOP        IA/MINN              $   N/A
 Red Oak                       N/A       $   N/A              National Carcass     $ 68.04
 Dorchester                  -1.00       $ 62.00
 Illinois                        S       $ 55.00

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                    -0.35       $ 90.92

BOXED BEEF CUTOUT
 Choice 600-900#             -1.37       $390.63

FUTURES MARKETS
                 Month     CME Change     CME Price
       Hogs:    APR 26          -0.07       $ 90.83
                MAY 26          +0.20       $ 95.75              Cattle:  HIGHER
                JUN 26          +0.17       $104.30

SLAUGHTER (000's)
                 Today    Last Week    % Chg Week Ago    Last Year    % Chg Year Ago
 Daily            492        492              S             489            +0.6
 Week to Date    1976       1879           +5.2            1934            +2.2

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

TOMORROW'S TREND - LOWER