Data from Pork Checkoff Marketline May 9, 2008 Friday LIVE HOG PRICES CHANGE PRACTICAL TOP Peoria +1.00 $ 50.00 PRIOR DAY PURCHASED Red Oak N/A $ N/A Price per cwt. Carcass St. Joseph N/A $ N/A Eastern Cornbelt 75.55 Zumbrota +1.00 $ 55.00 Western Cornbelt 78.08 Sioux Falls +1.50 $ 56.00 IA/MINN 77.90 Missouri S $ 55.00 Nat. carcass 77.19 Nat. live 59.82 CARCASS PRICES wt'd avg base price AVERAGE Eastern Cornbelt +1.19 $ 76.77 Western Cornbelt +1.12 $ 78.02 National +0.94 $ 77.06 IA/MINN +1.19 $ 78.10 PORK CUTOUT VALUES Carcass, Prior Day +0.39 $ 78.71 Loin, Prior Day +0.31 $107.83 Butt, Prior Day +0.45 $ 84.35 Ham, Prior Day +0.45 $ 59.78 Belly, Prior Day S $ 90.98 Dressed Beef, Today +0.76 $156.08 FUTURES MARKETS CME CME Month Change Price Hogs: May 08 +0.85 $ 80.22 Bellies:Up Jun 08 +0.40 $ 76.87 Cattle: Up Jul 08 -0.15 $ 76.95 SLAUGHTER (000's) Today Last Week % Last Year % Daily 405 407 -0.5 380 6.6 Week to Date 2089 2155 -3.1 1939 7.7 IA/So Minn Avg Last Week Week Earlier Year Ago N/A N/A N/A TOMORROW'S TREND - $0.50 to $0.75 higher

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