LM_HG230 Des Moines, Iowa Thu, May 02, 2019 USDA Market News NATIONAL DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Wednesday, May 1, 2019 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 7,502 9,067 7,080 Swine or Pork Market Formula 2,025 1,851 1,823 Negotiated Formula 13 Packer Sold (all purchase types) 971 1,249 1,205 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 7,315 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 1,221 368 42.00-64.00 54.47 400-449 1,398 426 43.00-65.00 54.98 450-499 2,005 476 48.00-68.50 60.50 500-549 1,697 524 48.00-69.50 63.19 550/up 561 591 58.80-69.50 64.98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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): 7,315 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 1,221 368 42.00-64.00 54.47 400-449 1,398 426 43.00-65.00 54.98 450-499 2,005 476 48.00-68.50 60.50 500-549 1,697 524 48.00-69.50 63.19 550/up 561 591 58.80-69.50 64.98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SWINE & PORK MARKET FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 1,982 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 219 372 51.19-55.32 53.91 400-449 329 427 49.32-59.49 54.04 450-499 440 472 49.32-62.73 57.87 500-549 551 525 53.33-64.74 62.62 550/up 267 586 61.65-66.91 63.84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 1201 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 200/Up 673 372 15.05-45.72 36.72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Canada 1,325 Georgia 107 Illinois 1,410 Indiana 317 Iowa 1,842 Kansas 10 Massachusetts 88 Michigan 281 Minnesota 828 Missouri 824 Nebraska 1,267 North Carolina 721 Ohio 196 Oklahoma 416 Pennsylvania 200 South Dakota 417 Texas 90 Wisconsin 237 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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-poultry-grain 0800C