LM_HG233 Des Moines, Iowa Wed, Apr 10, 2019 USDA Market News WESTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Tuesday, April 9, 2019 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 4,276 4,204 3,482 Swine or Pork Market Formula 515 715 662 Negotiated Formula 102 78 Packer Sold (all purchase types) 667 587 325 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 3,974 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 962 368 31.00-51.00 43.59 400-449 839 426 33.00-52.75 43.97 450-499 873 476 40.41-54.00 49.08 500-549 682 525 41.50-55.50 51.71 550/up 521 592 48.00-55.69 52.28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 540 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 2,383 Kansas 205 Minnesota 1,033 Missouri 899 Nebraska 866 South Dakota 174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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