LM_HG231 Des Moines, Iowa Wed, Apr 10, 2019 USDA Market News IOWA/MINNESOTA DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED ON STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Tuesday, April 9, 2019 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 2,747 2,956 2,555 Swine or Pork Market Formula 370 286 308 Negotiated Formula 102 78 Packer Sold (all purchase types) 197 20 130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,484 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 496 372 31.00-51.00 43.93 400-449 484 427 33.00-52.75 45.07 450-499 581 476 46.00-54.00 49.51 500-549 534 525 47.00-55.50 52.33 550/up 292 591 48.00-55.69 52.59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 312 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 2,383 Minnesota 1,033 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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