LM_HG230 Des Moines, Iowa Fri, Apr 05, 2019 USDA Market News NATIONAL DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Thursday, April 4, 2019 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 7,663 7,572 8,320 Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,378 1,255 1,868 Negotiated Formula 123 90 Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,699 1,172 1,378 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 7,664 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 978 370 30.00-52.00 44.54 400-449 1,466 425 31.00-52.00 43.11 450-499 2,071 475 36.00-53.92 46.62 500-549 1,460 525 37.00-54.42 48.35 550/up 1,177 583 39.49-55.42 50.49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEGOTIATED FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 123 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 123 376 * * * 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): 7,787 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 1,101 370 * * * 400-449 1,466 425 31.00-52.00 43.11 450-499 2,071 475 36.00-53.92 46.62 500-549 1,460 525 37.00-54.42 48.35 550/up 1,177 583 39.49-55.42 50.49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SWINE & PORK MARKET FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,109 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 328 376 37.54-45.70 42.92 400-449 403 425 37.62-44.71 41.91 450-499 377 476 * * * 500-549 468 525 46.75-53.10 48.89 550/up 361 589 47.39-53.60 49.36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 1046 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 200/Up 647 359 15.00-37.00 33.58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Arkansas 188 Canada 1,388 Illinois 1,434 Indiana 274 Iowa 2,053 Kentucky 53 Michigan 219 Minnesota 875 Missouri 1,172 Nebraska 1,021 North Carolina 771 Ohio 250 Oklahoma 300 Pennsylvania 193 South Carolina 95 South Dakota 390 Texas 85 Virginia 148 Wisconsin 117 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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