LM_HG231 Des Moines, Iowa Mon, Apr 29, 2019 USDA Market News IOWA/MINNESOTA DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED ON STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Friday, April 26, 2019 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 3,003 2,185 2,884 Swine or Pork Market Formula 400 475 565 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 15 106 111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,580 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 559 371 47.00-61.75 55.23 400-449 615 427 41.00-62.75 54.37 450-499 618 475 41.00-63.75 59.22 500-549 460 525 58.00-64.75 61.10 550/up 327 588 60.00-66.74 62.96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 580 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 1,996 Minnesota 1,422 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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