 Butcher hog markets in Dorchester, Wisconsin and Garnavillo, Iowa were closed on Thursday. At Illinois, direct sows were $2 lower with a range of 51 to 63. Barrels and gilts were steady at 52 to 62. Boars ranged from 8 to 28. Pork values closed higher, up 181 at 96.23. Estimated hog slaughter was 475,000 head, up 465,000 on the week and up more than 8,000 on the year.