DTN Hog Prices/Trends                  12/05 11:05

LOCATION       TREND    BAR/GILTS    HEAD  SOW TREND LT SOWS HVY SOWS BOARS
*DORCHSTR, WI  Steady     60.00       425  Steady    40-42   44-46    16.00
*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      .    .         .       .        .
***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   / 21.00-66.25  54.00-68.00 (Prior Day)
WCB* WA  $NA Confident   / 21.00-66.00  50.41-67.00 (Prior Day)
IA/MN WA $NA Confident   / 21.00-66.00  53.00-67.00 (Prior Day)
NAT'L WA $NA Confident   / 21.00-66.25  49.74-68.00 (Prior Day)
NAT'L BAR/GILTS FULL RANGE  NA Confident /  #HEAD  3,232
VOLUME BY STATE OF ORIGIN:  IL  - 22,724 / IN/OH -  37,891 / IA/MN - 237,373
NEG VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE: ESTIMATED - NAT'L  5,107 / ACTUAL TODAY:  3,867
WCB, ECB, IA/MN and Nat'l are all plant delivered. (WA=Weighted Average; 
NEG=Negotiated; WCB*=Western Cornbelt; ECB*=Eastern Cornbelt)