LM_HG233 Des Moines, Iowa Wed, Oct 18, 2017 USDA Market News WESTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Tuesday, October 17, 2017 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 3,015 2,559 2,895 Swine or Pork Market Formula 985 1,116 1,131 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 945 824 240 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,824 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 687 375 20.00-39.00 30.78 400-449 486 426 24.17-40.00 31.83 450-499 498 475 27.00-41.00 32.31 500-549 792 525 28.19-42.00 36.39 550/up 361 588 34.12-43.00 36.19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 932 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 2,014 Kansas 208 Minnesota 861 Missouri 1,031 Nebraska 710 South Dakota 121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 .