LM_HG231 Des Moines, Iowa Wed, Oct 18, 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 17, 2017 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 2,115 1,935 1,744 Swine or Pork Market Formula 530 625 685 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 230 212 226 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 1,837 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 407 375 20.00-39.00 32.22 400-449 275 426 24.17-40.00 31.92 450-499 340 474 27.00-41.00 32.70 500-549 616 524 28.19-42.00 37.14 550/up 199 587 34.15-43.00 36.88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 377 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 2,014 Minnesota 861 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 .