LM_HG231 ***Corrections where starred*** Des Moines, Iowa Wed, Nov 15, 2017 USDA Market News IOWA/MINNESOTA DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED ON STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Tuesday, November 14, 2017 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated ***2,623*** 1,903 2,129 Swine or Pork Market Formula 167 262 790 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 87 227 239 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,181 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 615 365 32.00-49.50 44.19 400-449 473 425 35.00-50.50 44.05 450-499 389 472 35.00-52.00 45.53 500-549 468 524 41.89-53.00 48.57 550/up 130 586 43.91-53.50 49.03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): ***494*** Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa ***2,184*** Minnesota 848 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 .