LM_HG233 Des Moines, Iowa Fri, Apr 05, 2019 USDA Market News WESTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Thursday, April 4, 2019 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 3,978 3,917 4,050 Swine or Pork Market Formula 757 615 1,187 Negotiated Formula 20 Packer Sold (all purchase types) 697 342 525 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 3,871 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 754 370 30.00-52.00 43.78 400-449 875 426 31.00-52.00 42.45 450-499 929 475 36.00-53.92 45.53 500-549 723 525 38.08-54.42 47.43 550/up 479 583 39.49-55.42 50.77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 1,002 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 2,053 Minnesota 875 Missouri 1,172 Nebraska 1,021 South Dakota 390 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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