LM_HG232 Des Moines, Iowa Fri, Oct 06, 2017 USDA Market News EASTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Thursday, October 5, 2017 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 1,702 2,006 2,107 Swine or Pork Market Formula 313 215 328 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 388 328 145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 1,731 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 69 377 28.25-35.00 30.59 400-449 175 426 28.00-36.00 31.71 450-499 496 478 30.98-37.00 32.74 500-549 436 520 32.35-39.17 34.81 550/up 295 578 33.50-39.39 37.61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 56 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Illinois 812 Indiana 270 Michigan 169 North Carolina 791 Pennsylvania 204 South Carolina 85 Wisconsin 72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 .