LM_HG232 ***CORRECTIONS WHERE STARRED*** Des Moines, Iowa Thu, Oct 12, 2017 USDA Market News EASTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Wednesday, October 11, 2017 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 2,115 2,036 1,565 Swine or Pork Market Formula 603 439 333 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 412 497 260 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,114 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 250 381 30.00-37.00 32.26 400-449 277 427 20.00-38.00 31.95 450-499 378 471 27.00-39.00 32.69 500-549 746 527 32.00-40.00 36.09 550/up 110 580 33.00-41.00 35.89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 116 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Georgia 93 Illinois 1,053 Indiana ***397*** Maine 28 Michigan ***270*** Mississippi 88 North Carolina 678 Ohio 95 Pennsylvania 294 Wisconsin 134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 .