LM_HG231 Des Moines, Iowa Thu, Apr 04, 2019 USDA Market News IOWA/MINNESOTA DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED ON STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Wednesday, April 3, 2019 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 2,491 2,609 2,389 Swine or Pork Market Formula 307 340 500 Negotiated Formula 58 Packer Sold (all purchase types) 90 174 55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,091 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 426 367 35.99-51.00 44.68 400-449 484 427 30.00-52.00 42.48 450-499 322 475 35.00-53.00 45.09 500-549 515 523 38.42-54.00 48.66 550/up 228 587 45.50-55.00 49.30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 484 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 1,950 Minnesota 996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Price not reported due to confidentiality, For more information visit: www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/ConfidentialityGuidelines.pdf 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