LM_HG233 Des Moines, Iowa Fri, Oct 13, 2017 USDA Market News WESTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Thursday, October 12, 2017 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 2,247 3,162 3,238 Swine or Pork Market Formula 443 684 1,813 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 232 383 445 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 1,990 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 332 371 20.00-38.00 31.92 400-449 532 430 21.00-39.00 30.35 450-499 310 475 27.00-40.00 32.71 500-549 320 527 28.26-39.00 35.62 550/up 337 582 34.51-41.50 36.44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 586 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 1,306 Minnesota 860 Missouri 354 Nebraska 402 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 .