LM_HG231 Des Moines, Iowa Fri, Apr 26, 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 25, 2019 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 2,632 2,837 2,508 Swine or Pork Market Formula 876 433 403 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 29 31 75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,413 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 418 375 43.00-61.00 52.72 400-449 533 427 39.00-62.00 53.01 450-499 541 474 39.00-63.00 55.91 500-549 708 524 57.72-64.22 60.98 550/up 201 581 58.00-65.00 61.94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 699 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 2,288 Minnesota 1,249 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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