LM_HG232 Des Moines, Iowa Fri, Apr 05, 2019 USDA Market News EASTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Thursday, April 4, 2019 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 2,354 2,377 2,638 Swine or Pork Market Formula 264 276 254 Negotiated Formula 123 Packer Sold (all purchase types) 729 640 585 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,462 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 186 366 39.72-51.00 46.83 400-449 359 422 37.00-51.00 45.41 450-499 879 474 37.00-51.00 48.07 500-549 362 523 37.00-52.00 48.73 550/up 488 578 46.98-52.88 50.09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 44 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Illinois 1,434 Indiana 274 Kentucky 53 Michigan 219 North Carolina 771 Ohio 250 Pennsylvania 193 South Carolina 95 Virginia 148 Wisconsin 117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Price not reported due to confidentiality, For more information visit: www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/ConfidentialityGuidelines.pdf 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