DTN Hog Prices/Trends                  12/02 11:05

LOCATION       TREND    BAR/GILTS    HEAD  SOW TREND LT SOWS HVY SOWS BOARS
*DORCHSTR, WI  Steady     60.00       425  Steady    44-46   48-50    18.00
*GARNAVILLO,IA Market Closed Today
*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      800  Steady    45-52   52-56     9-35
***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   / 44.00-66.00  44.00-67.00 (Prior Day)
WCB* WA  $NA Confident   / 21.00-66.51  44.05-67.00 (Prior Day)
IA/MN WA $NA Confident   / 21.00-66.51  44.25-67.00 (Prior Day)
NAT'L WA $81.88 3.18 Lr  / 21.00-66.51  44.00-67.00 (Prior Day)
NAT'L BAR/GILTS FULL RANGE  81.00-88.00  /  #HEAD  3,350
VOLUME BY STATE OF ORIGIN:  IL  - 18,327 / IN/OH -  25,389 / IA/MN - 110,043
NEG VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE: ESTIMATED - NAT'L  5,499 / ACTUAL TODAY:  4,249
WCB, ECB, IA/MN and Nat'l are all plant delivered. (WA=Weighted Average; 
NEG=Negotiated; WCB*=Western Cornbelt; ECB*=Eastern Cornbelt)