LM_HG233 Des Moines, Iowa Thu, Apr 18, 2019 USDA Market News WESTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Wednesday, April 17, 2019 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 3,587 3,969 3,425 Swine or Pork Market Formula 726 963 774 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 722 659 578 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 3,219 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 622 368 32.00-55.50 45.93 400-449 707 426 37.00-56.50 46.64 450-499 625 474 41.00-59.49 50.70 500-549 754 524 42.00-60.99 54.24 550/up 511 586 44.25-61.99 56.57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 878 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 1,999 Minnesota 728 Missouri 877 Nebraska 969 South Dakota 462 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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