LM_HG233 Des Moines, Iowa Tue, Oct 17, 2017 USDA Market News WESTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Monday, October 16, 2017 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 2,844 2,279 2,782 Swine or Pork Market Formula 662 562 771 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 242 336 248 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,517 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 489 371 24.00-37.00 31.89 400-449 476 427 21.00-38.00 32.00 450-499 699 477 18.00-39.00 34.11 500-549 508 525 31.89-40.00 35.40 550/up 338 594 33.88-41.00 37.78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 525 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 1,865 Kansas 15 Minnesota 840 Missouri 198 Nebraska 553 South Dakota 277 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 .