LM_HG231 Des Moines, Iowa Fri, Oct 06, 2017 USDA Market News IOWA/MINNESOTA DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED ON STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Thursday, October 5, 2017 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 2,339 2,261 2,303 Swine or Pork Market Formula 292 520 286 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 155 24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 1,974 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 438 371 20.00-38.00 33.13 400-449 405 427 21.00-39.00 31.32 450-499 484 473 23.00-40.00 30.94 500-549 373 524 27.67-41.00 34.60 550/up 258 587 28.55-42.00 35.55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 621 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 1,854 Minnesota 777 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 .