DTN Hog Prices/Trends                  12/02 10:00

LOCATION       TREND    BAR/GILTS     HEAD SOW TREND LT SOWS HVY SOWS BOARS
*DORCHSTR, WI  No Comp    53.00        565  No Comp   42-44   46-48   15.00
*GARNAVILLO,IA No Comp    53.00        160  No Comp   42-44   46-48   15.00
*RED OAK, IA   Sales take place on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month
*ILLINOIS SLAUGHTER SOWS & BOARS       .    .         .       .       .
***Dorchester & Garnavillo are now Premise ID Hogs Only***
* = Private Source(not necessarily a terminal);
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  $.     .    .   / 45.00-67.50  58.00-71.03 (Prior Day)
WCB* WA  $.     .    .   / NA Confident 42.00-66.00 (Prior Day)
IA/MN WA $.     .    .   / NA Confident 42.00-66.00 (Prior Day)
NAT'L WA $.     .    .   / 42.00-67.50  42.00-71.03 (Prior Day)
NAT'L BAR/GILTS FULL RANGE: $XX.XX-$XX.XX /  #HEAD   X,XXX
VOLUME BY STATE OF ORIGIN:  IL  -  XX,XXX / IN/OH - XX,XXX / IA/MN - XXX,XXX
NEG VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE: ESTIMATED - NAT'L  X,XXX / ACTUAL TODAY:  X,XXX
WCB, ECB, IA/MN and Nat'l are all plant delivered. (WA=Weighted Average; 
NEG=Negotiated; WCB*=Western Cornbelt; ECB*=Eastern Cornbelt)