LM_HG231 Des Moines, Iowa Fri, Apr 05, 2019 USDA Market News IOWA/MINNESOTA DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED ON STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Thursday, April 4, 2019 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 2,482 2,452 3,111 Swine or Pork Market Formula 446 361 562 Negotiated Formula 20 Packer Sold (all purchase types) 57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,316 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 417 372 30.00-51.00 43.33 400-449 578 426 32.00-51.00 42.31 450-499 567 475 37.00-53.00 45.66 500-549 361 526 38.08-52.00 47.18 550/up 282 582 39.49-53.28 50.41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 407 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 2,053 Minnesota 875 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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