Data from Pork Checkoff Marketline  May 22, 2019                 Wednesday

PORK PRODUCT PRICES          CHANGE      AVERAGE
 Carcass, Prior Day          -0.42       $ 86.43             PRIOR DAY PURCHASED
 Loins, Prior Day            -0.96       $ 80.02             Price per cwt. Carcass
 Hams, Prior Day             +5.69       $ 76.75              Eastern Cornbelt     $ 79.83
 Bellies, Prior Day          -7.51       $126.53              Western Cornbelt     $ 81.97
                                                              IA/MINN              $ 82.01
SOW PRICES per CWT Live                                       National Carcass     $ 80.83
 400-449#, Prior Day         +1.75       $ 58.09
 450-499#, Prior Day         -0.67       $ 64.02             Price per cwt. Live
 500-549#, Prior Day         -0.94       $ 65.74              Eastern Cornbelt     $   N/A
                                                              Western Cornbelt     $ 62.81
LIVE HOG PRICES                          PRACTICAL TOP        IA/MINN              $ 63.15
 Zumbrota                      N/A       $   N/A              National Carcass     $ 63.20
 Red Oak                       N/A       $   N/A
 Dorchester                    N/A       $   N/A
 Illinois                      N/A       $   N/A

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                    -1.40       $ 79.34

BOXED BEEF CUTOUT
 Choice 600-900#             -0.53       $220.59

FUTURES MARKETS
                 Month     CME Change     CME Price
       Hogs:    May 19          -0.45       $ 89.65
                Jun 19          -0.32       $ 91.05              Cattle:  Lower
                Jul 19          -0.30       $ 92.17

SLAUGHTER (000's)
                 Today    Last Week    % Chg Week Ago    Last Year    % Chg Year Ago
 Daily            468        460           +1.7             456            +2.6
 Week to Date    1410       1381           +2.1            1375            +2.5

IA/So Minn Avg          Last Week     Week Earlier     Year Ago
                          285.1          286.1          283.9

TOMORROW'S TREND - Steady to $1 lower