LM_HG233 Des Moines, Iowa Fri, Apr 19, 2019 USDA Market News WESTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Thursday, April 18, 2019 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 3,655 4,201 3,610 Swine or Pork Market Formula 698 791 877 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 260 367 828 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 3,119 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 547 373 36.25-55.75 47.59 400-449 1,088 424 36.00-56.75 46.24 450-499 578 475 41.25-57.75 51.31 500-549 662 524 43.54-60.00 55.49 550/up 238 592 * * * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 1,039 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 2,251 Minnesota 1,050 Missouri 417 Nebraska 923 South Dakota 92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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