LM_HG231 Des Moines, Iowa Thu, Oct 19, 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 18, 2017 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 1,949 1,830 2,468 Swine or Pork Market Formula 617 584 377 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 313 358 379 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 1,836 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 196 364 26.41-40.00 32.64 400-449 313 426 27.43-41.00 32.99 450-499 401 471 27.43-42.00 33.25 500-549 456 524 28.44-43.00 36.57 550/up 266 590 36.26-44.00 39.63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 425 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 1,846 Minnesota 1,123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 .