DTN HOG CLOSE/TRENDS       02/26/21

DAILY DIRECT HOGS.
BASE MARKET HOG              AVG    CHANGE
EASTERN CORNBELT           $NA Confidentiality
WESTERN CORNBELT           $79.77   +0.62
IOWA/MINNESOTA             $79.81   +0.57
                RANGE        AVG    CHANGE
NATIONAL    $70.00-$82.50  $78.52   +0.58
SPECS - .65-1.1" back-fat, 6 square inch loin 4 2.0 depth.
NATIONAL DAILY BASE LEAN HOG CARCASS SLAUGHTER COST
DATE    HD COUNT   AVG WT   49-50%    51-52%    53-54%
02/25    83,364    214.20   76.66     78.59     80.44
PORK CUTS                  CUTOUT/PRIMAL VALUES.
 191.03 lds cuts         CARCASS  $ 93.84   -1.29
  22.48 lds trim         LOIN     $ 80.19   -0.63
                         BUTT     $ 84.36   +1.17
 213.51 Total Lds        PIC      $ 60.58   -5.92
                         RIB      $151.66   +2.89
                         HAM      $ 87.79   +0.03
                         BELLY    $155.40   -5.00
PORK TRIMMINGS:
                42% Trim Combo    $ 40.72
                72% Trim Combo    $ 95.59
FI KILL(WTD) FRI 488(2468) WK AGO 488(2265) YR AGO 483(2466)
             SAT 174(2642) WK AGO 167(2432) YR AGO  95(2561)
LOCATION       TREND    BAR/GILTS    HEAD  SOW TREND LT SOWS HVY SOWS BOARS
*DORCHSTR, WI  Steady     48.00       300  Steady    53-58   58-63    18-28
*GARNAVILLO,IA Steady     48.00        85  Steady    58.00   68.00    18.00
*RED OAK, IA   Sales are on the 1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month
*WALKER SB, IA Sales are on the 1st & 3rd Wed of each month & reported on Thu 
+ILLINOIS SLAUGHTER SOWS & BOARS      850  2-3 Hr    58-64   63-70    12-30
***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
ECB* WA  $NA Confident   /  50.00-77.77 65.73-77.07(Prior Day)
WCB* WA  $79.77          /  50.00-75.00 60.00-77.81(Prior Day)
IA/MN WA $79.81          /  50.00-75.00 60.00-77.00(Prior Day)
NAT'L WA $78.52 0.58 Hr  /  50.00-77.77 60.00-77.81(Prior Day)
NAT'L BAR/GILTS FULL RANGE  70.00-82.50 /  #HEAD  6,440   
VOLUME BY STATE OF ORIGIN: IL  - 20,623 / IN/OH -  37,127 / IA/MN - 159,693
NEG VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE: ESTIMATED - NAT'L  7,681 / ACTUAL TODAY: 7,681
WCB, ECB, IA/MN and Nat'l are all plant delivered. (WA=Weighted Average; 
NEG=Negotiated; WCB*=Western Cornbelt; ECB*=Eastern Cornbelt)