DTN HOG CLOSE/TRENDS       03/20/26

DAILY DIRECT HOGS.

BASE MARKET HOG                AVG     CHANGE
 EASTERN CORNBELT            $NA Confidentiality
 WESTERN CORNBELT            $91.38    - 1.85
 IOWA/MINNESOTA              $91.38    - 1.85
                 RANGE         AVG     CHANGE
 NATIONAL   $88.00-$92.00    $90.38    - 2.42
SPECS - .65-1.1" back-fat, 6 square inch loin 4 2.0 depth.
NATIONAL DAILY HOG CARCASS (All Purchase Types)
    DATE    HD COUNT    AVG WT   BASE PRICE  
    03/19    34,735     220.80     91.21
NATIONAL DAILY PORK REPORT FOB PLANT - NEGOTIATED SALES
 244.66 lds cuts         CARCASS  $ 99.20   +1.15
  17.79 lds trim         LOIN     $ 91.66   +0.31
                         BUTT     $119.00   +2.89
 262.45 total lds        PIC      $ 77.29   +1.56
                         RIB      $157.62   -1.84
                         HAM      $ 78.80   -0.02
                         BELLY    $157.49   +4.18
PORK TRIMMINGS:
                42% Trim Combo    $ 78.57
                72% Trim Combo    $112.00

*** THE USDA REVISED THURSDAY AFTERNOON PORK REPORT ***
** CHANGES ARE NOTED WITH A ^ BEHIND THE CORRECTIONS **

03/19/2026 
 300.88 lds cuts         CARCASS  $ 98.05^  -0.77^
  38.07^lds trim         LOIN     $ 91.35^  +0.06^
                         BUTT     $116.11   -0.25
 338.95^total lds        PIC      $ 75.73^  +0.65^
                         RIB      $159.46   +0.14
                         HAM      $ 78.82^  -0.59^
                         BELLY    $153.31^  -2.12^
PORK TRIMMINGS:
                42% Trim Combo    $ 72.14^
                72% Trim Combo    $111.85
FI KILL(WTD) FRI 467(2346)  WK AGO 490(2458)  YR AGO 465(2266)
             SAT 145(2491)  WK AGO  74(2532)  YR AGO 158(2424)
LOCATION       TREND    BAR/GILTS     HEAD SOW TREND LT SOWS HVY SOWS BOARS
*DORCHSTR, WI  Steady     62.00        425  Steady    58.00   62.00   18.00
*RED OAK, IA   Higher     62.00     Lt Test Steady  No Test   65-68 No Test
*ILLINOIS SLAUGHTER SOWS & BOARS       .    .         .       .       .
***Dorchester is Premise ID Hogs Only***
* = Private Source(not necessarily a terminal);
NA Confident = Not Available due to Confidentiality;
No Comp = No Comparison;
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   / 60.00-85.00  71.54-86.25 (Prior Day)
WCB* WA  $91.38 No Comp  / 25.00-86.00  62.62-86.89 (Prior Day)
IA/MN WA $91.38 No Comp  / 30.00-86.00  62.62-86.89 (Prior Day)
NAT'L WA $90.38 0.91 Lr  / 25.00-86.00  54.00-86.89 (Prior Day)
NAT'L BAR/GILTS FULL RANGE: $88.00-$92.00 /  #HEAD     870
VOLUME BY STATE OF ORIGIN:  IL  -  19,474 / IN/OH - 37,087 / IA/MN - 114,525
NEG VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE: ESTIMATED - NAT'L  2,759 / ACTUAL TODAY:  2,759
WCB, ECB, IA/MN and Nat'l are all plant delivered. (WA=Weighted Average; 
NEG=Negotiated; WCB*=Western Cornbelt; ECB*=Eastern Cornbelt)