DTN Hog Prices/Trends                  05/23 12:00

LOCATION       TREND    BAR/GILTS    HEAD  SOW TREND LT SOWS HVY SOWS BOARS
*DORCHSTR, WI  Steady     70.00       480  Steady    50-52   54-56    17.00
*GARNAVILLO,IA Steady     70.00       155  Steady    50-52   54-56    17.00
*RED OAK, IA   Sales are on the 1st & 3rd Wed of each month
*WALKER SB, IA Sales are on the 1st & 3rd Wed of each month & reported on Thu 
+ILLINOIS SLAUGHTER SOWS & BOARS    1,075  2.00 Lr   48-54   54-60    10-50
***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   / 42.00-75.75  61.20-77.50 (Prior Day)
WCB* WA  $NA Confident   / 38.00-76.00  46.00-77.00 (Prior Day)
IA/MN WA $NA Confident   / 38.00-76.00  46.00-77.00 (Prior Day)
NAT'L WA $NA Confident   / 38.00-76.00  46.00-77.50 (Prior Day)
NAT'L BAR/GILTS FULL RANGE NA Confident /  #HEAD  2,731
VOLUME BY STATE OF ORIGIN: IL  - 21,539 / IN/OH -  30,612 / IA/MN - 164,173
NEG VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE: ESTIMATED - NAT'L  4,625 / ACTUAL TODAY: 3,625
WCB, ECB, IA/MN and Nat'l are all plant delivered. (WA=Weighted Average; 
NEG=Negotiated; WCB*=Western Cornbelt; ECB*=Eastern Cornbelt)