LM_HG233 Des Moines, Iowa Wed, Apr 24, 2019 USDA Market News WESTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Tuesday, April 23, 2019 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 4,327 3,439 3,409 Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,051 477 1,027 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 593 318 509 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 4,131 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 597 375 39.25-60.00 51.24 400-449 751 424 38.00-61.00 50.34 450-499 838 476 39.00-62.19 57.45 500-549 836 524 43.00-63.00 58.86 550/up 468 591 50.55-64.00 60.17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 754 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 2,622 Kansas 95 Minnesota 1,142 Missouri 864 Nebraska 1,107 South Dakota 141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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