DTN Hog Prices/Trends                  10/18 11:30
 
LOCATION       TREND     BAR/GILTS    HEAD  SOW TREND LT SOWS    HVY SOWS BOARS
*DORCHSTR, WI  2.00 Hr     44.00       360  1-2 Hr    28.00      36.00    14-22
*GARNAVILLO,IA Market Closed Today
*RED OAK, IA    Sale 1st & 3rd Wednesday of Each Month
+ILLINOIS SLAUGHTER SOWS & BOARS       800  Steady    25-33      30-38     5-20
***Dorchester & Garnavillo are now Premise ID Hogs Only***
* = Private Source(not necessarily a terminal); + = Closing report; Carcass
Basis 49-51% Carcass 185#. 
DTN publishes private source hog prices as they are reported to us. DTN is
not responsible for the accuracy of these numbers.
LOCATION        TREND       LT SOWS     HVY SOWS
WCB* WA  $NA Confident   /  18.00-44.00 16.00-45.42(Prior Day)
ECB* WA  $NA Confident   /  23.00-40.00 33.50-42.50(Prior Day)
IA/MN WA $NA Confident   /  18.00-44.00 16.00-44.00(Prior Day)
NAT'L WA $57.05 0.75 Lr  /  18.00-44.00 16.00-45.42(Prior Day)
NAT'L BAR/GILTS FULL RANGE  55.00-60.00 /  #HEAD  4,400   
VOLUME: IL  - 16,281  / IN/OH -  18,549 / IA/MN - 102,283
NEG:   WCB* -  2,380  /  ECB* -   2,235 / IA/MN -   2,030 / NAT'L  4,615
WCB, ECB, IA/MN and Nat'l are all plant delivered. (WA=Weighted Average; 
NEG=Negotiated; WCB*=Western Cornbelt; ECB*=Eastern Cornbelt)