LM_HG231 Des Moines, Iowa Thu, May 09, 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 8, 2019 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 2,449 2,172 3,033 Swine or Pork Market Formula 403 396 333 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 176 102 134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,283 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 350 372 44.00-67.00 56.05 400-449 527 425 51.43-68.00 58.59 450-499 512 475 47.00-69.00 61.76 500-549 483 525 53.62-72.24 67.91 550/up 240 592 62.00-72.54 68.08 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 322 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 2,258 Minnesota 770 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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