LM_HG231 Des Moines, Iowa Thu, May 02, 2019 USDA Market News IOWA/MINNESOTA DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED ON STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Wednesday, May 1, 2019 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 2,172 3,293 2,215 Swine or Pork Market Formula 396 462 273 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 102 138 121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 1,978 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 412 367 42.00-64.00 56.78 400-449 428 424 43.00-65.00 54.72 450-499 510 474 48.00-66.00 58.55 500-549 383 522 48.00-67.00 61.89 550/up 225 593 60.00-68.00 64.70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 365 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 1,842 Minnesota 828 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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