LM_HG231 Des Moines, Iowa Thu, Oct 12, 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 11, 2017 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 1,830 1,941 2,084 Swine or Pork Market Formula 584 526 712 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 358 258 190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 1,671 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 214 367 25.84-37.00 31.65 400-449 370 427 20.00-38.00 30.64 450-499 283 475 25.00-39.00 31.99 500-549 389 523 28.18-40.00 36.16 550/up 319 587 28.19-41.00 37.04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 407 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 2,045 Minnesota 727 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 .