LM_HG233 Des Moines, Iowa Thu, Oct 12, 2017 USDA Market News WESTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Wednesday, October 11, 2017 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 2,833 3,160 3,186 Swine or Pork Market Formula 819 1,078 1,145 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,060 779 429 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,895 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 503 369 25.20-37.00 30.71 400-449 675 425 20.00-38.00 30.43 450-499 514 476 25.00-39.00 32.06 500-549 652 523 28.18-40.00 35.05 550/up 455 586 28.19-41.00 36.49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 568 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 2,045 Minnesota 727 Missouri 1,004 Nebraska 598 South Dakota 338 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 .