LM_HG232 Des Moines, Iowa Fri, Apr 19, 2019 USDA Market News EASTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Thursday, April 18, 2019 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 1,971 2,371 2,628 Swine or Pork Market Formula 264 168 260 Negotiated Formula 34 22 Packer Sold (all purchase types) 162 648 523 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,023 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 195 368 37.25-52.00 46.36 400-449 346 421 37.25-59.25 48.30 450-499 588 470 42.00-60.00 53.74 500-549 532 522 51.40-61.61 56.26 550/up 217 598 54.00-61.61 57.77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 35 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Illinois 1,150 Indiana 240 Michigan 217 North Carolina 348 Ohio 223 Pennsylvania 195 Wisconsin 58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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