LM_HG231 Des Moines, Iowa Thu, Apr 18, 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 17, 2019 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 2,287 2,490 2,257 Swine or Pork Market Formula 303 449 425 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 137 193 150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 1,970 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 369 368 32.00-55.50 45.56 400-449 370 426 37.00-56.50 47.12 450-499 378 474 42.00-59.49 50.33 500-549 563 524 43.96-60.99 54.36 550/up 290 588 44.25-61.99 56.72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 484 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 1,999 Minnesota 728 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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