Swine Packer Marketing Contract Summary - Western Cornbelt

Other Market Formula

Determination of Base Price 1531

All Reports Referenced

Nearby Lean Hog, Lean Hog, Day Prior to Delivery

Other Terms

Final Price = Base Market Price + Contract Premium + Carcass Merit Adjustment

Premium/Discount Type: Sort See Schedule: 78 

Premium/Discount Type: Carcass Merit See Schedule: 18 

Premium/Discount Type: Contract Premium, ($2.00) 

Determination of Base Price 1542

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Nearby Lean Hog, excluding May, Lean Hog, Day Prior to Delivery

Other Terms

Final Price = CME Value + Contract Premium + Carcass Merit Adjustment.

Premium/Discount Type: Carcass Merit See Schedule: 7 

Premium/Discount Type: Lean See Schedule: 34 

Premium/Discount Type: Sort See Schedule: 80 

Premium/Discount Type: Contract Premium, ($1.90)

Determination of Base Price 1634

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LM_HG203, Weighted Average, Day of Delivery

Other Terms

Final Price = Weighted Average + Contract Premium + Carcass Merit Adjustment 

Premium/Discount Type: Carcass Merit See Schedule: 7 

Premium/Discount Type: Contract Premium, $3.00 

Determination of Base Price 95

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Nearby Lean Hog, Lean Hog, Last trading day prior to delivery

Other Terms

Final Price = CME Price + Basis + Carcass Merit Adjustment Schedule shows nearby contracts

Premium/Discount Type: Sort See Schedule: 21 

Premium/Discount Type: Sort See Schedule: 78 

Premium/Discount Type: Basis, ($2.00) 

Premium/Discount Type: Futures Schedule, See Schedule: 20 
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Other Market Formula

Determination of Base Price 96

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Nearby Lean Hog, Lean Hog, Last trading day prior to delivery

Other Terms

Final Price = CME Price + Basis + Carcass Merit Adjustment Schedule shows nearby contracts.

Premium/Discount Type: Carcass Merit See Schedule: 18 

Premium/Discount Type: Sort See Schedule: 78 

Premium/Discount Type: Basis, ($1.50) 

Premium/Discount Type: Futures Schedule, See Schedule: 20 

Determination of Base Price 467

All Reports Referenced

Nearby Lean Hog, Lean Hog, Day Contracted

Other Terms

Premium/Discount Type: Basis 

Determination of Base Price 534

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Nearby Lean Hog, Lean Hog, Last trading day prior to delivery

Other Terms

Basis will be the average of the daily CME closing prices to determine a weekly close of the 

nearest CME futures contracts for lean hogs and subtract the CME average from weekly cleaned 

up cost of market hogs for the same time period, at the packer facility. The corresponding weeks 

for the most recent three-year period will be averaged to produce a monthly basis. A factor of 1⁄4 

of one standard deviation will be added to the value used for each week of the month. The simple

average of the most recent 36-month basis calculations will be the Basis.

Determination of Base Price 535

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Nearby Lean Hog, Lean Hog, Last trading day prior to delivery

Other Terms

Basis will be the average of the daily CME closing prices to determine a weekly close of the 

nearest CME futures contracts for lean hogs and subtract the CME average from weekly cleaned 

up cost of market hogs for the same time period, at the packer facility. The corresponding weeks 

for the most recent three-year period will be averaged to produce a monthly basis. A factor of .5 

of one standard deviation will be added to the value used for each week of the month. The simple 

average of the most recent 36-month basis calculations will be the Basis.

Premium/Discount Type: Basis, See Schedule: 58 

Determination of Base Price 565

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Nearby Lean Hog, Lean Hog, Day Contracted

Other Terms

Price is established relative to CME lean Hog futures quote on the day the contract is established.
Swine Packer Marketing Contract Summary - Western Cornbelt

Other Market Formula

Determination of Base Price 568

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Nearby Lean Hog, Lean Hog, Last trading day prior to delivery

Other Terms

Basis will be the average of the daily CME closing prices to determine a weekly close of the 

nearest CME futures contracts for lean hogs and subtract the CME average from weekly cleaned 

up cost of market hogs for the same time period, at the packer facility. The corresponding weeks 

for the most recent three-year period will be averaged to produce a monthly basis. A factor of .5 

of one standard deviation will be added to the value used for each week of the month. The simple 

average of the most recent 36-month basis calculations will be the Basis.

Determination of Base Price 573

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Nearby Lean Hog, Lean Hog, Last trading day prior to delivery

Other Terms

Final Price = CME Price + Basis + Carcass Merit Adjustment. See Schedule: 57

Premium/Discount Type: Basis Three-year average basis will be determined quarterly as the 

difference between 1) the weekly average of the daily closing prices for the nearest CME Lean 

Hog futures contract and 2) the Regional base price.

Determination of Base Price 586

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Nearby Lean Hog, Lean Hog, Last trading day prior to delivery

Other Terms

Weekly Basis determined by calculating weekly average CME close and subtracting from 

corresponding week packer average cost of market hogs for 3 years. 

Determination of Base Price 781

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Nearby Lean Hog, Lean Hog, Last trading day prior to delivery

Other Terms

Final Price = CME + Basis + Carcass Merit Adjustment

Premium/Discount Type: Sort See Schedule: 85 

Premium/Discount Type: Carcass Merit See Schedule: 64 

Premium/Discount Type: Basis, ($5.50) 
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Other Market Formula

Determination of Base Price 782

All Reports Referenced

LM_HG203, Negotiated Base Weighted Average, Average - 3 days prior to delivery

Nearby Lean Hog, Lean Hog, Weekly Average

Nearby Lean Hog, Lean Hog, Last trading day prior to delivery

Other Terms

Final Price = CME + Basis + Carcass Merit Adjustment

Premium/Discount Type: Carcass Merit See Schedule: 64 

Premium/Discount Type: Sort See Schedule: 85 

Premium/Discount Type: Basis Weekly Basis = [Weekly Average (LM_HG203 3day weighted 

average + regional premium) - Weekly average CME settlement] Basis for each delivery period 

will be three-year average of corresponding weekly basis.

Premium/Discount Type: Regional East, $1.70 

Premium/Discount Type: Regional West, $1.70 

Determination of Base Price 821

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Nearby Lean Hog, Lean Hog, Last trading day prior to delivery

Other Terms

Final Price = CME Price + Basis + Carcass Merit Adjustment

Premium/Discount Type: Sort See Schedule: 69 

Premium/Discount Type: Basis, $5.70 

Determination of Base Price 953

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Nearby Lean Hog, Lean Hog, Last trading day prior to delivery

Other Terms

Final Price = CME Price + Basis + Carcass Merit Adjustment.

Premium/Discount Type: Lean See Schedule: 34 

Premium/Discount Type: Basis Three-year average basis will be determined quarterly as the 

difference between 1) the weekly average of the daily closing prices for the nearest CME Lean 

Hog futures 

Determination of Base Price 1205

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Nearby Lean Hog, Lean Hog, Last trading day prior to delivery

Other Terms

Final Price = CME Price + Basis + Carcass Merit Adjustment

Premium/Discount Type: Carcass Merit See Schedule: 64 

Premium/Discount Type: Sort See Schedule: 85 

Premium/Discount Type: Basis, ($5.50) 
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Other Market Formula

Determination of Base Price 1210

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GX_GR117, 48% SBM Rail, Average - 8 weeks prior to delivery

Nearby Lean Hog, Lean Hog, Last trading day prior to delivery

WH_GR110, No. 2 Yellow Corn, Average - 8 weeks prior to delivery

Other Terms

Floor Price will be calculated monthly by seller. Floor Price derived from COP schedule.

Base Price = CME Price + Basis If Base Price converted to live price < Floor Price, then Final 

Price = Floor Price If Base Price converted to live price > Floor Price but < Floor Price + $5, 

then Final Price = Base Price If Base Price converted to live price > Floor Price +$5 and there 

the accrual account balance is not negative, then Final Price = 93% Base Price See Schedule: 60

Limit on Ledger: If the maximum accrual account amount has been reached, the seller will 

receive the Base Price. The maximum balance is $9,000,000. Interest will be accrued at the 3-

month Libor rate as reported in the Wall Street Journal plus 400 basis points. If the Base Price 

converted to live price > Floor Price, Base Price - Floor Price is accumulated in the accrual 

account. If the Base Price converted to live price > Floor Price +$5, then 7% Base Price is 

accumulated in the accrual account If the Base Price converted to live price < Floor Price, Base 

Price - Floor Price * Total Live Hundred Weight will be applied to the accrual account. If the 

maximum negative amount has been reached, the seller will receive the Base Price. At the end 

agreement any amount, with interest, that has been accrued in the accrual account shall be repaid 

by the owing party within 10 days after such termination, unless arrangements are made to repay 

through continues deliveries.

Premium/Discount Type: Basis, $1.00 

Determination of Base Price 1212

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Nearby Lean Hog, Lean Hog, Last trading day prior to delivery

Other Terms

Final Price = CME Price + Basis + Carcass Merit Adjustment

Premium/Discount Type: Sort See Schedule: 85 

Premium/Discount Type: Carcass Merit See Schedule: 64 

Premium/Discount Type: Basis, ($5.25) 

Determination of Base Price 1226

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Nearby Lean Hog, Lean Hog, Last trading day prior to delivery

Other Terms

Final Price = CME Price + Basis + Carcass Merit Adjustment

Premium/Discount Type: Carcass Merit See Schedule: 18 

Premium/Discount Type: Sort See Schedule: 78 

Premium/Discount Type: Futures Schedule, ($1.00), See Schedule: 20 
Swine Packer Marketing Contract Summary - Western Cornbelt

Other Market Formula

Determination of Base Price 1227

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Nearby Lean Hog, Lean Hog, Last trading day prior to pricing

Other Terms

Forward price can be current market price or other negotiated price as agreed by both parties 

offset by hedge position. Any lot not forward priced by specified days before delivery period 

will be priced at the nearby CME.

Premium/Discount Type: Futures Schedule, ($2.21), See Schedule: 20 

Determination of Base Price 1248

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Nearby Lean Hog, Lean Hog, Day Prior to Delivery

Other Terms

Final Price = CME Price + Basis + Carcass Merit Adjustment

Premium/Discount Type: Carcass Merit See Schedule: 18 

Premium/Discount Type: Sort See Schedule: 78 

Premium/Discount Type: Futures Schedule, ($1.25), See Schedule: 20 

Determination of Base Price 1305

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Nearby Lean Hog, Lean Hog, Average - 5 previous trading days

Other Terms

Final Price = Prior Week Close + Basis + Carcass Merit Adjustment

Premium/Discount Type: Carcass Merit See Schedule: 64 

Premium/Discount Type: Sort See Schedule: 85 

Premium/Discount Type: Basis, ($5.25) 

Determination of Base Price 1329

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Lean Hog Index, Lean Hog, Day Prior to Delivery

Nearby Lean Hog, Lean Hog, Last trading day prior to delivery

Other Terms

First volume delivered per delivery period, final price = CME Price + Contract Premium + 

Carcass Merit Adjustment For remaining volume delivered, final price = Index Value + Contract 

Premium 2+ Carcass Merit Adjustment. 

Delivery Period is one week.

Premium/Discount Type: Carcass Merit See Schedule: 64 

Premium/Discount Type: Sort See Schedule: 85 

Premium/Discount Type: Contract Premium, ($5.25) 

Premium/Discount Type: Contract Premium 2, ($4.75) 
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Other Market Formula

Determination of Base Price 1330

All Reports Referenced

Nearby Lean Hog, Lean Hog, Last trading day prior to delivery

Other Terms

Final Price = CME Value + Contract Premium + Carcass Merit Adjustment

Premium/Discount Type: Carcass Merit See Schedule: 64 

Premium/Discount Type: Sort See Schedule: 85 

Premium/Discount Type: Contract Premium, ($5.50) 

Premium/Discount Type: Contract Premium, ($4.75) takes effect once production guidelines are 

met

Determination of Base Price 1332

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LM_PK602, Pork Carcass Cutout, 2 days prior to delivery

Nearby Lean Hog, Lean Hog, Last trading day prior to delivery

Other Terms

Final Price = 35% (Cutout Value + Contract Premium) + 65% (CME Value + Contract Premium 

2) + Carcass Merit Adjustment

Premium/Discount Type: Carcass Merit See Schedule: 64 

Premium/Discount Type: Sort See Schedule: 85 

Premium/Discount Type: Contract Premium, ($12.25) 

Premium/Discount Type: Contract Premium 2, ($4.50) 

Determination of Base Price 1335

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Nearby Lean Hog, Lean Hog, Last trading day prior to delivery

Other Terms

Final Price = CME Value + Basis for specified location + Carcass Merit Adjustment

Premium/Discount Type: Carcass Merit See Schedule: 64 

Premium/Discount Type: Sort See Schedule: 85 

Premium/Discount Type: Basis, ($5.25) for delivery to specified location

Premium/Discount Type: Basis, ($4.55) for delivery to specified location
Swine Packer Marketing Contract Summary - Western Cornbelt

Other Market Formula

Determination of Base Price 1372

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LM_PK602, Weighted Average, Day Prior to Delivery

Nearby Lean Hog, Lean Hog, Day Contracted

Nearby Lean Hog, Lean Hog, Last trading day prior to delivery

Other Terms

First specified volume per delivery period, Final Price = CME Price + Carcass Merit 

Adjustment. May contract will not be used. If actual CME contract pricing is used, request for 

contract must be made at least 30 days prior to beginning of delivery period for the contract. For 

remaining deliveries in a delivery period, Final Price = (Cutout Percentage * Cutout Price) + 

Carcass Merit Adjustment Delivery period is four weeks.

Premium/Discount Type: Carcass Merit See Schedule: 7 

Premium/Discount Type: Lean See Schedule: 34 

Premium/Discount Type: Sort See Schedule: 80 

Premium/Discount Type: Cutout Percentage 92% 

Determination of Base Price 1373

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Nearby Lean Hog, Lean Hog, Last trading day prior to delivery

Other Terms

Final Price = Cutout Value + Carcass Merit Adjustment

Premium/Discount Type: Carcass Merit See Schedule: 7 

Premium/Discount Type: Lean See Schedule: 34 

Premium/Discount Type: Sort See Schedule: 80 

Determination of Base Price 1374

All Reports Referenced

LM_HG203, Weighted Average, Day Prior to Delivery

Nearby Lean Hog, Lean Hog, Day Contracted

Nearby Lean Hog, Lean Hog, Last trading day prior to delivery

Other Terms

First specified volume per delivery period, Final Price = CME Price + Contract Premium + 

Carcass Merit Adjustment. May contract will not be used. If actual CME contract pricing is used, 

request for contract must be made at least 30 days prior to beginning of delivery period for the 

contract. For remaining deliveries in a delivery period, Final Price = (Cutout Percentage * Cutout 

Price) + Carcass Merit Adjustment Delivery period is quarterly.

Premium/Discount Type: Carcass Merit See Schedule: 7 

Premium/Discount Type: Lean See Schedule: 34 

Premium/Discount Type: Sort See Schedule: 80 

Premium/Discount Type: Contract Premium, ($0.75) 
Swine Packer Marketing Contract Summary - Western Cornbelt

Other Market Formula

Determination of Base Price 1375

All Reports Referenced

LM_PK602, Pork Carcass Cutout, Day Prior to Delivery

Nearby Lean Hog, Lean Hog, Day Contracted

Nearby Lean Hog, Lean Hog, Last trading day prior to delivery

Other Terms

First specified volume per delivery period, Final Price = CME Price + Contract Premium + 

Carcass Merit Adjustment. May contract will not be used. If actual CME contract pricing is used, 

request for contract must be made at least 30 days prior to beginning of delivery period for the 

contract. For remaining deliveries in a delivery period, Final Price = (Cutout Percentage * Cutout 

Price) + Carcass Merit Adjustment Delivery period is two weeks.

Premium/Discount Type: Carcass Merit See Schedule: 7 

Premium/Discount Type: Lean See Schedule: 34 

Premium/Discount Type: Sort See Schedule: 80 

Premium/Discount Type: Contract Premium, ($0.25) 

Premium/Discount Type: Cutout Percentage 92%

Determination of Base Price 1376

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LM_PK602, Pork Carcass Cutout, Day prior to Slaughter

Nearby Lean Hog, Lean Hog, Last trading day prior to delivery

Other Terms

First specified volume per delivery period, Final Price = CME Price + Contract Premium + 

Carcass Merit Adjustment. For remaining deliveries in a delivery period, Final Price = (Cutout 

Percentage * Cutout Price) + Carcass Merit Adjustment Delivery period is 28 days.

Premium/Discount Type: Carcass Merit See Schedule: 7 

Premium/Discount Type: Lean See Schedule: 34 

Premium/Discount Type: Sort See Schedule: 80 

Premium/Discount Type: Cutout Percentage 93%

Premium/Discount Type: Contract Premium, ($0.25) 

Determination of Base Price 1377

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Nearby Lean Hog, Lean Hog, Day Contracted

Nearby Lean Hog, Lean Hog, Day Prior to Delivery

Other Terms

Final Price = CME price + Contract Premium + Carcass Merit Adjustment. May contract will 

not be used. If actual CME contract pricing is used, request for contract must be made at least 30 

days prior to beginning of delivery period for the contract.

Premium/Discount Type: Carcass Merit See Schedule: 7 

Premium/Discount Type: Lean See Schedule: 34 

Premium/Discount Type: Sort See Schedule: 80 

Premium/Discount Type: Contract Premium, ($0.25) 
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Other Market Formula

Determination of Base Price 1435

All Reports Referenced

Nearby Lean Hog, Lean Hog, Day Prior to Delivery

Other Terms

Final Price = CME + Contract Premium + Carcass Merit Adjustment, when applicable

Premium/Discount Type: Carcass Merit See Schedule: 18 

Premium/Discount Type: Contract Premium, ($2.00) 

Determination of Base Price 609

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Nearby Lean Hog, excluding May, Lean Hog, Prior week average - High, Low, Settle

Other Terms

Final Price = CME Price + High Iodine Values Discount + Sort Discount + Optional Packer 

Marketing Tool Premium

Premium/Discount Type: High Iodine Values ($1.00) 3 month rolling average value

Premium/Discount Type: Sort See Schedule: 90 

Premium/Discount Type: Optional Packer Marketing Tool, ($0.75) per head

Determination of Base Price 614

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Nearby Lean Hog, excluding May, Lean Hog, Day Prior to Delivery

Other Terms

Final Price = CME Price + Basis + Carcass Merit Adjustment + Freight Allowance

Premium/Discount Type: Sort See Schedule: 90 

Premium/Discount Type: Basis, See Schedule: 92 

Premium/Discount Type: Freight, See Schedule: 93 

Determination of Base Price 576

All Reports Referenced

Lean Hog Index, Lean Hog, Day Prior to Delivery

Other Terms

Base Price = Lean Hog Index - Negotiated Discount

Determination of Base Price 952

All Reports Referenced

Lean Hog Index, Carcass Average, Last trading day prior to delivery

Other Terms

Final Price = Base Price + Carcass Merit Adjustment

Premium/Discount Type: Carcass Merit $5.75 See Schedule: 64 
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Other Market Formula

Determination of Base Price 1136

All Reports Referenced

Lean Hog Index, Lean Hog, Day Prior to Delivery

Other Terms

Final Price = CME Price + Contract Premium + Carcass Merit Adjustment

Premium/Discount Type: Sort See Schedule: 69 

Premium/Discount Type: Contract Premium, ($6.00) 

Determination of Base Price 1329

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Lean Hog Index, Lean Hog, Day Prior to Delivery

Nearby Lean Hog, Lean Hog, Last trading day prior to delivery

Other Terms

First volume delivered per delivery period, final price = CME Price + Contract Premium + 

Carcass Merit Adjustment For remaining volume delivered, final price = Index Value + Contract 

Premium 2+ Carcass Merit Adjustment. 

Delivery Period is one week.

Premium/Discount Type: Carcass Merit See Schedule: 64 

Premium/Discount Type: Sort See Schedule: 85 

Premium/Discount Type: Contract Premium, ($5.25) 

Premium/Discount Type: Contract Premium 2, ($4.75) 

Determination of Base Price 780

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LM_HG203, Negotiated Base Weighted Average, Average - 3 days prior to delivery

LM_PK602, Pork Carcass Cutout, Avg - 3 days reported 2 days prior to delivery

LM_PK610, Pork Carcass Cutout, Weekly Average

Plant Base, Weekly Average

Other Terms

Base Price = 50% Carcass Value + 50% (Weighted Average + Regional Premium) + Producer 

Carcass Discount

Premium/Discount Type: Carcass Merit Producer Carcass discount determined 3rd Monday of 

each calendar year by averaging prior year's weekly difference between LM_PK610 carcass 

value and producer base price.

Premium/Discount Type: Regional West, $1.70 
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Other Market Formula

Determination of Base Price 1081

All Reports Referenced

LM_HG212, Negotiated Base Weighted Average, Day Prior to Delivery

LM_PK602, Pork Carcass Cutout, Day Prior to Delivery

Other Terms

Final Price = 25% (Cutout Percent * Cutout Price) + 75% (WCB Weighted Average + Contract 

Premium) + Carcass Merit Adjustment Carcass Merit Program used is specific to delivery plant.

Premium/Discount Type: Carcass Merit See Schedule: 7 

Premium/Discount Type: Lean See Schedule: 34 

Premium/Discount Type: Sort See Schedule: 80 

Premium/Discount Type: Cutout Percentage 92%

Premium/Discount Type: Contract Premium, $2.00 

Determination of Base Price 1333

All Reports Referenced

LM_HG212, Weighted Average, Day Prior to Delivery

LM_PK602, Pork Carcass Cutout, 2 days prior to delivery

Other Terms

Final Price = 50% (Cutout Value + Contract Premium) + 50% (Weighted Average + Contract 

Premium 2) + Carcass Merit Adjustment

Premium/Discount Type: Carcass Merit See Schedule: 64 

Premium/Discount Type: Sort See Schedule: 85 

Premium/Discount Type: Contract Premium, ($12.25) 

Premium/Discount Type: Contract Premium 2, ($1.50) 

Determination of Base Price 448

All Reports Referenced

LM_PK603, Pork Carcass Cutout, Day Prior to Delivery

Other Terms

Base Price = 94% Cutout Value

Determination of Base Price 335

All Reports Referenced

Specified Price, Day Contracted

Other Terms

Specified price can be current market price or other negotiated price as agreed by both parties. 

Forward priced hogs subject to basis deduction. If not priced within 15 days of delivery period, 

hogs will be priced at current market price.

Premium/Discount Type: Basis, ($2.21)