Data from Pork Checkoff Marketline  October 16, 2026                 Friday

PORK PRODUCT PRICES          CHANGE      AVERAGE
 Carcass, Prior Day          +3.94       $ 82.67             PRIOR DAY PURCHASED
 Loins, Prior Day            +2.69       $ 83.19             Price per cwt. Carcass
 Hams, Prior Day             +5.02       $ 71.08              Eastern Cornbelt     $   N/A
 Bellies, Prior Day          +7.90       $ 92.63              Western Cornbelt     $   N/A
                                                              IA/MINN              $   N/A
SOW PRICES per CWT Live                                       National Carcass     $ 71.29
 400-449#, Prior Day         -1.69       $ 63.24
 450-499#, Prior Day         +0.16       $ 70.22             Price per cwt. Live
 500-549#, Prior Day         +0.96       $ 72.20              Eastern Cornbelt     $   N/A
                                                              Western Cornbelt     $   N/A
LIVE HOG PRICES                          PRACTICAL TOP        IA/MINN              $   N/A
 Red Oak                       N/A       $   N/A              National Carcass     $   N/A
 Dorchester                    N/A       $   N/A
 Illinois                        S       $ 61.00

CARCASS PRICES wt'd avg base price       AVERAGE
 Eastern Cornbelt              N/A       $   N/A
 Western Cornbelt            -0.81       $ 72.68
 IA/MINN                     -0.81       $ 72.68
 National                    -2.06       $ 70.35

BOXED BEEF CUTOUT
 Choice 600-900#             -2.53       $373.19

FUTURES MARKETS
                 Month     CME Change     CME Price
       Hogs:    DEC 26          +0.35       $ 66.92
                FEB 27          +0.78       $ 69.22              Cattle:  HIGHER
                APR 27          +1.25       $ 74.67

SLAUGHTER (000's)
                 Today    Last Week    % Chg Week Ago    Last Year    % Chg Year Ago
 Daily            472        477           -1.0             446            +5.8
 Week to Date    2553       2619           -2.5            2589            -1.4

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

TOMORROW'S TREND - STEADY TO HIGHER