LM_HG231 Des Moines, Iowa Mon, Oct 02, 2017 USDA Market News IOWA/MINNESOTA DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED ON STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Friday, September 29, 2017 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 1,801 1,628 1,478 Swine or Pork Market Formula 825 575 696 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 93 158 194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 1,450 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 328 367 27.00-37.00 33.60 400-449 326 430 22.00-38.00 33.49 450-499 216 475 24.00-39.00 34.25 500-549 289 525 31.89-43.00 35.42 550/up 291 586 33.95-44.00 37.84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 734 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 1,874 Minnesota 845 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 .