LM_HG233 Des Moines, Iowa Thu, Apr 04, 2019 USDA Market News WESTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Wednesday, April 3, 2019 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 3,791 4,158 3,323 Swine or Pork Market Formula 922 732 881 Negotiated Formula 58 Packer Sold (all purchase types) 875 844 539 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 3,404 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 661 368 31.00-52.00 42.61 400-449 931 427 30.00-52.00 41.42 450-499 736 476 35.00-53.00 45.00 500-549 640 523 38.42-54.00 48.25 550/up 320 587 45.50-55.00 49.01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 1,049 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 1,950 Minnesota 996 Missouri 1,038 Nebraska 1,307 South Dakota 355 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Price not reported due to confidentiality, For more information visit: www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/ConfidentialityGuidelines.pdf 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