LM_HG232 Des Moines, Iowa Thu, Oct 19, 2017 USDA Market News EASTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Wednesday, October 18, 2017 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 1,915 2,115 1,859 Swine or Pork Market Formula 407 603 913 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 655 412 327 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,049 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 201 376 27.07-36.00 33.60 400-449 214 427 29.09-38.75 36.81 450-499 550 477 30.10-40.50 35.40 500-549 582 521 32.10-41.50 36.60 550/up 240 589 34.11-41.00 38.13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 35 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Illinois 896 Indiana 363 Kentucky 45 Michigan 185 Mississippi 90 North Carolina 840 Ohio 225 Pennsylvania 286 South Carolina 169 Wisconsin 50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 .