LM_HG231 Des Moines, Iowa Wed, Oct 11, 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 10, 2017 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 1,935 2,558 1,923 Swine or Pork Market Formula 625 427 679 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 212 234 226 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 1,760 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 412 369 20.00-38.00 32.74 400-449 392 427 25.00-39.00 32.53 450-499 383 473 26.00-40.00 33.22 500-549 267 524 27.00-41.00 34.62 550/up 303 588 28.39-42.00 36.85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 315 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 1,815 Minnesota 957 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 .