LM_HG231 Des Moines, Iowa Fri, Oct 13, 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 12, 2017 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 2,029 2,339 2,384 Swine or Pork Market Formula 75 292 666 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 62 292 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 1,696 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 240 373 20.00-38.00 31.08 400-449 390 432 21.00-39.00 30.43 450-499 258 477 27.00-40.00 33.46 500-549 313 527 28.26-39.00 35.61 550/up 336 584 34.51-40.00 36.42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 448 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 1,306 Minnesota 860 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 .