Data from Pork Checkoff Marketline

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Data from Pork Checkoff Marketline  January 16, 2009     Friday

LIVE HOG PRICES         CHANGE      PRACTICAL TOP
 Peoria                  S          $ 36.00      PRIOR DAY PURCHASED
 Zumbrota               N/A         $   N/A       Price per cwt. Carcass
 Red Oak                N/A         $   N/A      Eastern Cornbelt 51.60
 St. Joseph             N/A         $   N/A      Western Cornbelt 59.22
 Sioux Falls             S          $ 40.00      IA/MINN          58.96
 Missouri                S          $ 41.00      Nat. carcass     57.40
                                                 Nat. live        42.62
CARCASS PRICES wt'd avg base price  AVERAGE
 Eastern Cornbelt       -0.01       $ 55.69
 Western Cornbelt       -2.05       $ 57.12
 National               -1.25       $ 55.97
 IA/MINN                -2.55       $ 56.76

PORK CUTOUT VALUES
 Carcass, Prior Day     +0.05       $ 56.26
 Loin, Prior Day        +0.17       $ 76.48
 Butt, Prior Day        +2.03       $ 60.54
 Ham, Prior Day         +0.04       $ 40.11
 Belly, Prior Day       -1.41       $ 64.76
 Dressed Beef, Today    +0.71       $151.43

FUTURES MARKETS
                        CME          CME
            Month      Change        Price
  Hogs:     Feb 09      +0.12       $ 55.95        Bellies:Mixed
            Apr 09      +0.17       $ 66.02        Cattle: Up
            May 09      +0.07       $ 77.27

SLAUGHTER (000's)           Today   Last Week  %  Last Year    %
  Daily                       434       434    0     423     2.6
  Week to Date               2325      2386 -2.6   24.19    -3.9

IA/So Minn Avg            Last Week  Week Earlier Year Ago
                           N/A           N/A          N/A

TOMORROW'S TREND - $0.50 to $1.00 lower

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