Data from Pork Checkoff Marketline  April 18, 2025                 Friday

PORK PRODUCT PRICES          CHANGE      AVERAGE
 Carcass, Prior Day          +3.78       $ 97.97             PRIOR DAY PURCHASED
 Loins, Prior Day            +2.74       $ 89.77             Price per cwt. Carcass
 Hams, Prior Day             +2.52       $ 86.47              Eastern Cornbelt     $   N/A
 Bellies, Prior Day         +15.26       $150.33              Western Cornbelt     $   N/A
                                                              IA/MINN              $   N/A
SOW PRICES per CWT Live                                       National Carcass     $   N/A
 400-449#, Prior Day         -2.94       $ 52.56
 450-499#, Prior Day         +2.68       $ 66.49             Price per cwt. Live
 500-549#, Prior Day         -0.79       $ 62.84              Eastern Cornbelt     $ 65.37
                                                              Western Cornbelt     $   N/A
LIVE HOG PRICES                          PRACTICAL TOP        IA/MINN              $   N/A
 Red Oak                       N/A       $   N/A              National Carcass     $ 64.86
 Dorchester                      S       $   N/A
 Illinois                        S       $ 60.00

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                      N/A       $ 81.51

BOXED BEEF CUTOUT
 Choice 600-900#             -2.67       $332.20

FUTURES MARKETS
                 Month     CME Change     CME Price
       Hogs:    MAY 25            N/A       $   N/A
                JUN 25            N/A       $   N/A              Cattle:  N/A
                JUL 25            N/A       $   N/A

SLAUGHTER (000's)
                 Today    Last Week    % Chg Week Ago    Last Year    % Chg Year Ago
 Daily            407        478          -14.9             480           -15.2
 Week to Date    2380       2484           -4.2            2481            -4.1

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

TOMORROW'S TREND - HIGHER