date:May 13, 2014
tting record highs for six consecutive weeks, Iowa-Minnesota slaughter weights were down last week. The average live slaughter weight of barrows and gilts in Iowa-Minnesota last week, 287.0 pounds, was down 0.5 pounds from a week earlier, but up 10.2 pounds from a year ago.
The May lean hog futures contract closed at $114.67/cwt, down $2.55 for the week. June hog futures ended the week at $120.17/cwt, down $2.05 from the week before. July hogs gained $2.58 this week to close at $124.55/cwt. The