 In contrast, the March through May pig crop at 1.82% higher than last year comes in a bit above the upper end of the range of pre-report expectations of nearly 1% to 1.6% higher. All categories of market hog inventories are up compared to a year ago, with the under 50-pound and 50- to 119-pound classes up 1.4% and 1.2% respectively, while the 120- to 179-pound class and those over 180 pounds are up 2% and 2.5% respectively.