LM_HG232 Des Moines, Iowa Thu, Oct 05, 2017 USDA Market News EASTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Wednesday, October 4, 2017 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 2,036 1,844 1,267 Swine or Pork Market Formula 439 400 551 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 497 503 495 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,160 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 292 375 27.33-35.00 33.37 400-449 244 429 24.63-35.00 29.97 450-499 415 474 30.41-37.77 34.33 500-549 740 528 31.42-39.38 35.08 550/up 134 576 33.43-39.90 37.55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 48 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Georgia 93 Illinois 727 Indiana 318 Kentucky 90 Michigan 161 North Carolina 880 Ohio 343 Pennsylvania 299 South Carolina 87 Wisconsin 146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 .