LM_HG233 Des Moines, Iowa Thu, Oct 19, 2017 USDA Market News WESTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Wednesday, October 18, 2017 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 2,984 2,833 3,348 Swine or Pork Market Formula 885 819 1,148 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 993 1,060 711 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 3,045 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 452 368 26.00-40.00 31.36 400-449 558 427 26.00-41.00 32.51 450-499 676 473 27.43-42.00 32.19 500-549 794 523 28.44-43.00 36.01 550/up 361 590 29.69-44.00 38.80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 589 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 1,846 Minnesota 1,123 Missouri 1,082 Nebraska 700 South Dakota 201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 .