DTN HOG CLOSE/TRENDS       02/25/21

DAILY DIRECT HOGS.
BASE MARKET HOG              AVG    CHANGE
EASTERN CORNBELT           $NA Confidentiality
WESTERN CORNBELT           $79.15   +1.92
IOWA/MINNESOTA             $79.24   +1.82
                RANGE        AVG    CHANGE
NATIONAL    $70.00-$82.00  $77.94   +2.24
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%
02/24    80,486    215.06   76.03     77.92     79.73
PORK CUTS                  CUTOUT/PRIMAL VALUES.
 263.30 lds cuts         CARCASS  $ 95.13   +2.99
  18.39 lds trim         LOIN     $ 80.82   +1.07
                         BUTT     $ 83.19   +1.90
 281.69 Total Lds        PIC      $ 66.50   +4.11
                         RIB      $148.77   -0.27
                         HAM      $ 87.76   +4.83
                         BELLY    $160.40   +3.96
PORK TRIMMINGS:
                42% Trim Combo    $ 41.76
                72% Trim Combo    $ 94.20
FI KILL(WTD) THU 497(1980) WK AGO 479(1777) YR AGO 498(1983)
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    1,125  Firm      56-61   62-68    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   /  50.00-74.41 65.00-78.18(Prior Day)
WCB* WA  $79.15          /  49.00-75.00 55.00-76.75(Prior Day)
IA/MN WA $79.24          /  49.00-75.00 60.38-76.75(Prior Day)
NAT'L WA $77.94 2.24 Hr  /  49.00-75.00 55.00-78.18(Prior Day)
NAT'L BAR/GILTS FULL RANGE  70.00-82.00 /  #HEAD 12,030   
VOLUME BY STATE OF ORIGIN: IL  - 16,422 / IN/OH -  38,685 / IA/MN - 150,567
NEG VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE: ESTIMATED - NAT'L  7,515 / ACTUAL TODAY: 7,515
WCB, ECB, IA/MN and Nat'l are all plant delivered. (WA=Weighted Average; 
NEG=Negotiated; WCB*=Western Cornbelt; ECB*=Eastern Cornbelt)