LM_HG230 Des Moines, Iowa Thu, Mar 14, 2019 USDA Market News NATIONAL DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Wednesday, March 13, 2019 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 8,057 7,219 7,114 Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,527 1,738 1,447 Negotiated Formula 98 Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,862 1,662 1,085 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 7,961 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 1,047 375 28.00-48.25 38.15 400-449 1,721 427 28.00-50.25 39.11 450-499 1,916 476 33.00-52.00 45.30 500-549 1,903 523 35.20-53.00 48.27 550/up 660 586 35.20-54.00 49.80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEGOTIATED FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 98 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 98 384 * * * 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): 8,059 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 1,145 375 * * * 400-449 1,721 427 28.00-50.25 39.11 450-499 1,916 476 33.00-52.00 45.30 500-549 1,903 523 35.20-53.00 48.27 550/up 660 586 35.20-54.00 49.80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SWINE & PORK MARKET FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,352 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 388 374 33.60-41.29 39.00 400-449 537 426 33.28-42.34 39.45 450-499 369 476 34.65-50.40 46.43 500-549 527 525 35.70-52.40 48.39 550/up 461 588 47.57-53.47 49.93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 1133 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 200/Up 872 417 10.00-21.95 20.59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Arkansas 340 Canada 1,165 Georgia 74 Illinois 1,146 Indiana 225 Iowa 2,309 Kansas 5 Michigan 362 Minnesota 1,181 Missouri 1,217 Nebraska 892 North Carolina 788 Ohio 520 Oklahoma 414 Pennsylvania 110 South Carolina 158 South Dakota 424 Virginia 176 Wisconsin 405 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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/livesto