LM_HG232 Des Moines, Iowa Wed, Apr 24, 2019 USDA Market News EASTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Tuesday, April 23, 2019 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 2,296 2,035 2,277 Swine or Pork Market Formula 324 391 405 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 266 455 451 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,394 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 217 366 44.00-60.00 52.88 400-449 366 424 45.00-61.25 54.53 450-499 593 472 45.00-63.00 58.12 500-549 691 527 55.00-64.66 59.43 550/up 374 590 56.00-64.00 59.38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 56 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Illinois 1,237 Indiana 128 Michigan 249 Mississippi 68 North Carolina 419 Ohio 325 Pennsylvania 172 Wisconsin 288 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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