Data from Pork Checkoff Marketline  May 8, 2025                 Thursday

PORK PRODUCT PRICES          CHANGE      AVERAGE
 Carcass, Prior Day          -1.13       $ 94.72             PRIOR DAY PURCHASED
 Loins, Prior Day            -1.19       $ 85.50             Price per cwt. Carcass
 Hams, Prior Day             +1.37       $ 85.06              Eastern Cornbelt     $   N/A
 Bellies, Prior Day          -4.15       $146.10              Western Cornbelt     $ 93.97
                                                              IA/MINN              $ 93.97
SOW PRICES per CWT Live                                       National Carcass     $ 93.60
 400-449#, Prior Day         +3.02       $ 54.55
 450-499#, Prior Day         +1.47       $ 59.46             Price per cwt. Live
 500-549#, Prior Day         +1.77       $ 61.19              Eastern Cornbelt     $ 73.74
                                                              Western Cornbelt     $   N/A
LIVE HOG PRICES                          PRACTICAL TOP        IA/MINN              $   N/A
 Red Oak                       N/A       $   N/A              National Carcass     $ 71.66
 Dorchester                      S       $ 63.00
 Illinois                        S       $ 62.00

CARCASS PRICES wt'd avg base price       AVERAGE
 Eastern Cornbelt              N/A       $   N/A
 Western Cornbelt            +3.75       $ 96.16
 IA/MINN                       N/A       $   N/A
 National                    +2.23       $ 94.64

BOXED BEEF CUTOUT
 Choice 600-900#             +1.70       $347.80

FUTURES MARKETS
                 Month     CME Change     CME Price
       Hogs:    MAY 25          -0.50       $ 90.65
                JUN 25          -0.15       $ 97.17              Cattle:  HIGHER
                JUL 25          +0.78       $100.25

SLAUGHTER (000's)
                 Today    Last Week    % Chg Week Ago    Last Year    % Chg Year Ago
 Daily            484        483           +0.2             474            +2.1
 Week to Date    1922       1938           -0.8            1907            +0.8

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

TOMORROW'S TREND - STEADY TO HIGHER