LM_HG231 Des Moines, Iowa Thu, Oct 05, 2017 USDA Market News IOWA/MINNESOTA DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED ON STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Wednesday, October 4, 2017 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 1,941 1,888 2,376 Swine or Pork Market Formula 526 638 523 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 258 126 234 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 1,893 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 440 366 20.00-38.00 32.69 400-449 319 427 25.25-39.00 33.33 450-499 454 474 26.52-40.00 32.46 500-549 368 522 25.21-39.25 33.58 550/up 312 585 27.87-39.50 35.40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 371 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 2,028 Minnesota 697 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 .