LM_HG231 Des Moines, Iowa Wed, Oct 04, 2017 USDA Market News IOWA/MINNESOTA DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED ON STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Tuesday, October 3, 2017 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 2,558 2,619 1,466 Swine or Pork Market Formula 427 371 685 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 234 199 203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,074 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 352 363 27.15-38.50 34.78 400-449 331 425 21.00-39.00 34.37 450-499 396 475 26.00-40.00 32.70 500-549 596 524 29.32-41.00 35.98 550/up 289 585 33.09-42.00 37.61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 545 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 2,152 Minnesota 1,067 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 .