LM_HG230 Des Moines, Iowa Thu, Oct 19, 2017 USDA Market News NATIONAL DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Wednesday, October 18, 2017 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 6,555 6,552 6,363 Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,702 1,709 2,703 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,984 1,724 1,113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 6,670 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 769 371 26.00-40.00 32.99 400-449 916 428 26.00-41.00 34.31 450-499 1,552 474 27.43-42.00 34.33 500-549 1,777 522 28.44-43.00 36.53 550/up 913 589 29.69-44.00 37.90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEGOTIATED FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 0 - 400-449 0 - 450-499 0 - 500-549 0 - 550/up 0 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMBINED NEGOTIATED & NEGOTIATED FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 6,670 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 769 371 26.00-40.00 32.99 400-449 916 428 26.00-41.00 34.31 450-499 1,552 474 27.43-42.00 34.33 500-549 1,777 522 28.44-43.00 36.53 550/up 913 589 29.69-44.00 37.90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SWINE & PORK MARKET FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,785 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 243 375 26.75-37.78 32.68 400-449 621 427 27.75-39.01 32.84 450-499 565 477 31.26-39.41 34.54 500-549 767 522 33.64-41.12 36.42 550/up 497 589 35.22-41.95 37.39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 786 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 200/Up 465 417 14.00-31.34 26.95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Canada 1,709 Illinois 896 Indiana 363 Iowa 1,846 Kentucky 45 Michigan 185 Minnesota 1,123 Mississippi 90 Missouri 1,082 Nebraska 700 North Carolina 840 Ohio 225 Oklahoma 445 Pennsylvania 286 South Carolina 169 South Dakota 201 Texas 248 Wisconsin 50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News Division, Des Moines, IA 515-284-4460 email: desm.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov 24 Hour recorded market information 515-284-4830 www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain 0800C .