DTN Hog Prices/Trends                  12/04 11:50

LOCATION       TREND    BAR/GILTS    HEAD  SOW TREND LT SOWS HVY SOWS BOARS
*DORCHSTR, WI  Market Closed Today
*GARNAVILLO,IA Market Closed Today
*RED OAK, IA   Sales are held on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month
+ILLINOIS SLAUGHTER SOWS & BOARS      875  1.00 Lr   26-32   31-39    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  $56.52 0.17 Lr  /  29.00-53.50 29.00-54.37(Prior Day)
ECB* WA  $NA Confident   /  34.00-53.50 30.00-55.50(Prior Day)
IA/MN WA $56.83 0.07 Hr  /  29.00-53.50 29.00-54.37(Prior Day)
NAT'L WA $56.16 0.11 Lr  /  29.00-53.50 29.00-55.50(Prior Day)
NAT'L BAR/GILTS FULL RANGE  52.00-58.50 /  #HEAD  6,263   
VOLUME: IL  - 18,389  / IN/OH -  18,766 / IA/MN - 109,603
NEG:   WCB* -  3,941  /  ECB* -   3,198 / IA/MN -   2,401 / NAT'L  7,139
WCB, ECB, IA/MN and Nat'l are all plant delivered. (WA=Weighted Average; 
NEG=Negotiated; WCB*=Western Cornbelt; ECB*=Eastern Cornbelt)