LM_HG230 Des Moines, Iowa Thu, Mar 28, 2019 USDA Market News NATIONAL DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Wednesday, March 27, 2019 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 7,665 7,333 7,075 Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,994 1,835 1,726 Negotiated Formula 148 Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,593 1,925 1,221 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 7,326 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 1,307 371 26.13-46.75 37.60 400-449 1,219 426 26.13-48.25 38.58 450-499 1,695 475 33.00-49.00 43.19 500-549 1,542 523 33.50-50.00 45.18 550/up 881 584 43.00-50.00 45.36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEGOTIATED FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 148 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 148 390 * * * 400-449 0 - 450-499 0 - 500-549 0 - 550/up 0 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMBINED NEGOTIATED & NEGOTIATED FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 7,474 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 1,455 371 * * * 400-449 1,219 426 26.13-48.25 38.58 450-499 1,695 475 33.00-49.00 43.19 500-549 1,542 523 33.50-50.00 45.18 550/up 881 584 43.00-50.00 45.36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SWINE & PORK MARKET FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,504 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 310 375 33.35-40.07 38.07 400-449 319 426 33.79-40.71 38.62 450-499 566 477 33.35-45.19 42.30 500-549 691 524 34.85-47.50 44.77 550/up 522 585 43.71-47.22 45.79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 1422 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 200/Up 876 385 14.00-38.87 31.13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Arkansas 255 Canada 1,508 Georgia 79 Illinois 1,227 Indiana 135 Iowa 2,273 Kansas 46 Michigan 193 Minnesota 850 Mississippi 106 Missouri 940 Nebraska 1,188 North Carolina 425 Ohio 307 Oklahoma 568 Pennsylvania 276 South Carolina 157 South Dakota 437 Texas 80 Virginia 84 Wisconsin 324 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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 .