LM_HG232 Des Moines, Iowa Fri, Oct 13, 2017 USDA Market News EASTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Thursday, October 12, 2017 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 2,223 1,702 1,750 Swine or Pork Market Formula 442 313 450 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 405 388 162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,339 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 141 377 31.00-36.00 31.91 400-449 142 427 26.09-37.00 28.56 450-499 518 479 27.00-38.50 33.60 500-549 714 522 31.98-39.09 35.56 550/up 279 584 33.97-40.00 36.29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 60 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Illinois 1,039 Indiana 187 Michigan 279 North Carolina 920 Ohio 70 Pennsylvania 406 Wisconsin 169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 .