LM_HG233 Des Moines, Iowa Thu, Oct 05, 2017 USDA Market News WESTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Wednesday, October 4, 2017 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 3,160 3,135 3,408 Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,078 1,037 1,188 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 779 610 377 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 3,279 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 621 368 20.00-38.00 32.40 400-449 767 425 23.00-39.00 31.20 450-499 734 474 26.52-40.00 31.66 500-549 728 522 25.21-39.25 33.42 550/up 429 586 27.87-39.50 34.97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 420 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 2,028 Minnesota 697 Missouri 1,088 Nebraska 951 South Dakota 253 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 .