LM_HG232 Des Moines, Iowa Thu, May 02, 2019 USDA Market News EASTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Wednesday, May 1, 2019 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 2,907 2,312 2,247 Swine or Pork Market Formula 325 206 441 Negotiated Formula 13 Packer Sold (all purchase types) 247 172 260 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,943 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 350 366 48.00-59.00 53.63 400-449 453 427 48.00-60.80 56.62 450-499 803 477 48.00-68.50 61.47 500-549 853 527 48.00-69.50 63.77 550/up 165 587 60.00-69.50 65.27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 52 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Georgia 107 Illinois 1,410 Indiana 317 Massachusetts 88 Michigan 281 North Carolina 721 Ohio 196 Pennsylvania 200 Wisconsin 237 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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