Data from Pork Checkoff Marketline  February 25, 2026                 Wednesday

PORK PRODUCT PRICES          CHANGE      AVERAGE
 Carcass, Prior Day          +1.25       $ 98.45             PRIOR DAY PURCHASED
 Loins, Prior Day            -0.88       $ 93.20             Price per cwt. Carcass
 Hams, Prior Day             +1.23       $ 83.77              Eastern Cornbelt     $   N/A
 Bellies, Prior Day          +3.91       $144.53              Western Cornbelt     $   N/A
                                                              IA/MINN              $   N/A
SOW PRICES per CWT Live                                       National Carcass     $   N/A
 400-449#, Prior Day         -1.51       $ 69.42
 450-499#, Prior Day         -0.40       $ 77.64             Price per cwt. Live
 500-549#, Prior Day         +0.05       $ 79.78              Eastern Cornbelt     $   N/A
                                                              Western Cornbelt     $ 67.57
LIVE HOG PRICES                          PRACTICAL TOP        IA/MINN              $ 67.77
 Red Oak                       N/A       $   N/A              National Carcass     $ 68.37
 Dorchester                      S       $ 69.00
 Illinois                        S       $ 55.00

CARCASS PRICES wt'd avg base price       AVERAGE
 Eastern Cornbelt              N/A       $   N/A
 Western Cornbelt              N/A       $ 92.23
 IA/MINN                       N/A       $ 92.50
 National                      N/A       $ 91.85

BOXED BEEF CUTOUT
 Choice 600-900#             +3.48       $379.35

FUTURES MARKETS
                 Month     CME Change     CME Price
       Hogs:    FEB 26          +0.40       $ 96.20
                APR 26          +0.20       $100.70              Cattle:  HIGHER
                MAY 26          +0.15       $110.17

SLAUGHTER (000's)
                 Today    Last Week    % Chg Week Ago    Last Year    % Chg Year Ago
 Daily            492        483           +1.9             485            -1.4
 Week to Date    1458       1427           +2.2            1458               S

IA/So Minn Avg          Last Week     Week Earlier     Year Ago
                          291.4          292.0          288.1

TOMORROW'S TREND - STEADY