LM_HG232 Des Moines, Iowa Wed, Oct 11, 2017 USDA Market News EASTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Tuesday, October 10, 2017 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 1,465 1,730 2,306 Swine or Pork Market Formula 612 421 734 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 504 412 243 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 1,673 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 168 375 27.60-33.00 31.56 400-449 199 428 28.00-33.00 31.21 450-499 519 473 28.00-34.80 32.85 500-549 456 527 28.00-36.00 33.84 550/up 93 579 33.00-36.00 34.64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 60 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Georgia 75 Illinois 694 Indiana 226 Michigan 193 Mississippi 176 North Carolina 579 Ohio 413 Pennsylvania 175 South Carolina 96 Wisconsin 202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 .