LM_HG230 Des Moines, Iowa Thu, Apr 04, 2019 USDA Market News NATIONAL DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Wednesday, April 3, 2019 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 7,242 7,665 7,279 Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,836 1,994 2,140 Negotiated Formula 82 148 Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,735 1,593 1,445 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 7,059 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 1,001 368 25.68-52.00 41.71 400-449 1,434 426 25.68-52.00 41.87 450-499 1,570 476 35.00-53.00 46.09 500-549 1,814 524 38.42-54.00 48.19 550/up 909 588 45.50-55.00 48.85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEGOTIATED FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 82 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 82 369 * * * 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): 7,141 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 1,083 368 * * * 400-449 1,434 426 25.68-52.00 41.87 450-499 1,570 476 35.00-53.00 46.09 500-549 1,814 524 38.42-54.00 48.19 550/up 909 588 45.50-55.00 48.85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SWINE & PORK MARKET FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,392 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 414 379 36.69-43.35 40.18 400-449 541 426 35.63-44.11 39.90 450-499 460 474 37.64-46.82 44.15 500-549 514 524 38.79-49.15 47.22 550/up 391 586 * * * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 1362 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 200/Up 964 421 13.71-42.67 34.58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Arkansas 327 Canada 1,345 Georgia 59 Illinois 1,530 Indiana 369 Iowa 1,950 Michigan 21 Minnesota 996 Missouri 1,038 Nebraska 1,307 North Carolina 605 Ohio 144 Oklahoma 452 Pennsylvania 93 South Carolina 98 South Dakota 355 Texas 87 Virginia 81 Wisconsin 38 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Price not reported due to confidentiality, For more information visit: www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/ConfidentialityGuidelines.pdf 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-po