Prices Received by Farmers, Hogs, US Year Month Hogs 1997 Jan 53.8 Feb 52.8 Mar 49.4 Apr 53.8 May 58.2 Jun 57.8 Jul 58.9 Aug 55.3 Sept 50.4 Oct 47.3 Nov 45.1 Dec 41.6 1998 Jan 36 Feb 35.9 Mar 34.9 Apr 35.6 May 42.3 Jun 42.4 Jul 36.9 Aug 35.2 Sept 29.5 Oct 27.8 Nov 18.8 Dec 14.7 1999 Jan 26.3 Feb 27.7 Mar 28 Apr 30.1 May 36.6 Jun 34.1 Jul 31.6 Aug 36.2 Sep 33.9 Oct 34.2 Nov 33.4 Dec 35.6 2000 Jan 36.8 Feb 39.9 Mar 41.7 Apr 47.4 May 48.3 Jun 48.9 Jul 48.3 Aug 43.8 Sep 41.6 Oct 41.4 Nov 36.8 Dec 39.7 2001 Jan 37.2 Feb 39.2 Mar 45.9 Apr 47.8 May 50.4 Jun 52.2 Jul 51.7 Aug 50.8 Sep 45.2 Oct 40.2 Nov 35 Dec 33.3 2002 Jan 37.6 Feb 38.5 Mar 36 Apr 31.7 May 33.2 Jun 35.8 Jul 39.2 Aug 31.9 Sep 26.5 Oct 30.8 Nov 27.8 Dec 30.3 2003 Jan 32.9 Feb 34.3 Mar 34.7 Apr 34.8 May 41.3 Jun 45 Jul 42.7 Aug 39.6 Sep 39.7 Oct 36.7 Nov 34.7 Dec 34.1 2004 Jan 36.6 Feb 42.6 Mar 47.2 Apr 47.4 May 56.6 Jun 56.7 Jul 57.1 Aug 55.3 Sep 54.8 Oct 52.2 Nov 55.6 Dec 52.3 2005 Jan 53 Feb 50.7 Mar 51.2 Apr 51.1 May 54.9 Jun 49.5 Jul 49.8 Aug 51 Sep 49.4 Oct 47 Nov 43.5 Dec 44.2 2006 Jan 40.7 Feb 42.6 Mar 42.8 Apr 41.3 May 48.2 Jun 53.8 Jul 50.2 Aug 51.6 Sep 48.9 Oct 46.5 Nov 44.9 Dec 43.5 2007 Jan 42.6 Feb 47.5 Mar 44.9 Apr 47.3 May 53.1 Jun 54.3 Jul 52.2 Aug 51.3 Sep 46.8 Oct 42.4 Nov 37.9 Dec 39.8 2008 Jan 37.4 Feb 42.2 Mar 40.3 Apr 44.4 May 55.3 Jun 53.4 Jul 54.3 Aug 60.7 Sep 52.6 Oct 48.5 Nov 40.7 Dec 41.9 2009 Jan 42.8 Feb 43.9 Mar 43.8 Apr 44.1 May 44.5 Jun 43.3 Jul 43.2 Aug 37.4 Sep 37.7 Oct 37.2