Data from Pork Checkoff Marketline  July 17, 2019                 Wednesday

PORK PRODUCT PRICES          CHANGE      AVERAGE
 Carcass, Prior Day          +2.30       $ 77.06             PRIOR DAY PURCHASED
 Loins, Prior Day            +0.42       $ 74.84             Price per cwt. Carcass
 Hams, Prior Day             +1.81       $ 69.40              Eastern Cornbelt     $ 67.46
 Bellies, Prior Day          +3.44       $109.85              Western Cornbelt     $ 70.46
                                                              IA/MINN              $ 70.61
SOW PRICES per CWT Live                                       National Carcass     $ 69.33
 400-449#, Prior Day         +3.36       $ 33.43
 450-499#, Prior Day         -1.05       $ 35.04             Price per cwt. Live
 500-549#, Prior Day         -0.16       $ 37.45              Eastern Cornbelt     $ 52.88
                                                              Western Cornbelt     $ 51.83
LIVE HOG PRICES                          PRACTICAL TOP        IA/MINN              $ 51.80
 Zumbrota                      N/A       $   N/A              National Carcass     $ 52.43
 Red Oak                       N/A       $ 48.00
 Dorchester                  -2.00       $ 48.00
 Illinois                    +1.00       $ 49.00

CARCASS PRICES wt'd avg base price       AVERAGE
 Eastern Cornbelt              N/A       $ 68.68
 Western Cornbelt              N/A       $ 70.22
 IA/MINN                       N/A       $ 70.59
 National                    +1.81       $ 69.32

BOXED BEEF CUTOUT
 Choice 600-900#             -1.47       $212.44

FUTURES MARKETS
                 Month     CME Change     CME Price
       Hogs:    Aug 19          +2.95       $ 82.00
                Oct 19          +2.52       $ 77.83              Cattle:  Lower
                Dec 19          +2.38       $ 75.72

SLAUGHTER (000's)
                 Today    Last Week    % Chg Week Ago    Last Year    % Chg Year Ago
 Daily            463        478           -3.1             460            +0.7
 Week to Date    1348       1435           -6.1            1348               S

IA/So Minn Avg          Last Week     Week Earlier     Year Ago
                          280.0          280.2          276.5

TOMORROW'S TREND - Steady to $0.50 Higher