LM_HG233 Des Moines, Iowa Fri, Apr 12, 2019 USDA Market News WESTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Thursday, April 11, 2019 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 4,201 3,978 4,272 Swine or Pork Market Formula 791 757 826 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 367 697 507 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 3,799 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 745 371 33.50-52.25 44.28 400-449 704 425 33.50-53.25 43.76 450-499 801 474 33.00-55.50 47.91 500-549 757 523 39.00-57.00 51.45 550/up 423 589 40.95-58.50 53.61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 927 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 2,381 Minnesota 1,180 Missouri 772 Nebraska 827 South Dakota 199 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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