Data from Pork Checkoff Marketline  April 16, 2026                 Thursday

PORK PRODUCT PRICES          CHANGE      AVERAGE
 Carcass, Prior Day          +0.10       $ 97.04             PRIOR DAY PURCHASED
 Loins, Prior Day            -1.78       $ 87.55             Price per cwt. Carcass
 Hams, Prior Day             +3.30       $ 89.94              Eastern Cornbelt     $   N/A
 Bellies, Prior Day          +2.00       $138.46              Western Cornbelt     $ 91.77
                                                              IA/MINN              $ 91.77
SOW PRICES per CWT Live                                       National Carcass     $ 91.77
 400-449#, Prior Day         +0.23       $ 56.44
 450-499#, Prior Day         -0.61       $ 62.85             Price per cwt. Live
 500-549#, Prior Day         -3.82       $ 62.86              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                  -4.00       $ 60.00
 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                      N/A       $   N/A

BOXED BEEF CUTOUT
 Choice 600-900#             +0.52       $382.54

FUTURES MARKETS
                 Month     CME Change     CME Price
       Hogs:    MAY 26          -0.03       $ 94.05
                JUN 26          -0.28       $101.67              Cattle:  LOWER
                JUL 26          -0.62       $104.35

SLAUGHTER (000's)
                 Today    Last Week    % Chg Week Ago    Last Year    % Chg Year Ago
 Daily            491        487           +0.8             477            +2.9
 Week to Date    1968       1840           +7.0            1938            +1.5

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

TOMORROW'S TREND - LOWER