LM_HG233 Des Moines, Iowa Thu, Apr 25, 2019 USDA Market News WESTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Wednesday, April 24, 2019 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 4,337 3,587 3,457 Swine or Pork Market Formula 844 726 753 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 734 722 654 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 300-399 732 373 40.00-60.00 51.98 400-449 1,084 424 39.00-61.00 51.74 450-499 811 474 45.00-62.00 54.33 500-549 1,084 523 45.00-63.00 59.41 550/up 420 584 46.73-64.00 59.63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 806 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 2,297 Kansas 22 Minnesota 1,059 Missouri 1,177 Nebraska 1,098 South Dakota 334 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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