LM_HG233 Des Moines, Iowa Thu, Apr 11, 2019 USDA Market News WESTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Wednesday, April 10, 2019 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 3,969 3,791 3,206 Swine or Pork Market Formula 963 922 1,145 Negotiated Formula 58 Packer Sold (all purchase types) 659 875 519 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 3,497 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 838 366 33.00-52.00 43.99 400-449 747 425 33.00-53.00 43.91 450-499 791 475 38.00-58.75 46.91 500-549 779 524 40.06-56.50 51.16 550/up 342 588 41.53-57.50 53.07 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 1,017 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 2,312 Kansas 5 Minnesota 820 Missouri 752 Nebraska 1,255 South Dakota 447 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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