LM_HG230 ***This report will not be issued on DEC 24th and 25th*** Des Moines, Iowa Fri, Dec 21, 2018 USDA Market News NATIONAL DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Thursday, December 20, 2018 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 5,974 6,705 7,108 Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,976 1,594 1,559 Negotiated Formula 282 243 Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,880 1,498 1,614 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 6,011 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 822 371 21.00-43.00 32.22 400-449 1,055 426 20.00-44.75 31.12 450-499 1,332 474 26.00-45.50 36.57 500-549 1,424 524 27.00-47.26 40.23 550/up 616 583 38.60-46.89 42.99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEGOTIATED FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 282 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 282 368 * * * 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): 6,293 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 1,104 371 * * * 400-449 1,055 426 20.00-44.75 31.12 450-499 1,332 474 26.00-45.50 36.57 500-549 1,424 524 27.00-47.26 40.23 550/up 616 583 38.60-46.89 42.99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SWINE & PORK MARKET FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,578 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 467 368 28.74-34.13 32.42 400-449 504 423 28.13-34.68 33.20 450-499 361 474 34.67-40.35 38.02 500-549 677 523 33.32-42.75 41.29 550/up 380 589 40.10-43.76 42.22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 1318 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 200/Up 460 285 * * * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Arkansas 189 Canada 1,752 Illinois 1,106 Indiana 296 Iowa 1,407 Kentucky 13 Michigan 311 Minnesota 1,085 Mississippi 57 Missouri 875 Nebraska 1,058 North Carolina 879 Ohio 143 Oklahoma 395 Pennsylvania 348 South Carolina 103 South Dakota 318 Virginia 74 Wisconsin 43 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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 .