LM_HG231 Des Moines, Iowa Wed, Apr 24, 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 23, 2019 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 3,077 2,389 2,162 Swine or Pork Market Formula 672 321 890 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 15 60 212 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,805 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 425 376 39.25-60.00 52.18 400-449 414 423 38.00-61.00 51.59 450-499 513 475 39.00-62.19 57.74 500-549 568 525 43.00-63.00 59.25 550/up 270 590 57.50-64.00 60.62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 548 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 2,622 Minnesota 1,142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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