LM_HG231 Des Moines, Iowa Tue, Oct 17, 2017 USDA Market News IOWA/MINNESOTA DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED ON STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Monday, October 16, 2017 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 2,036 1,302 2,026 Swine or Pork Market Formula 537 357 486 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 1,653 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 337 374 24.00-37.00 32.09 400-449 270 429 24.00-38.00 32.46 450-499 491 475 18.00-39.00 34.29 500-549 272 525 31.89-40.00 35.86 550/up 283 594 33.88-41.00 37.99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 430 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 1,865 Minnesota 840 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 .