LM_HG230 Des Moines, Iowa Fri, Mar 29, 2019 USDA Market News NATIONAL DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Thursday, March 28, 2019 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 7,572 7,460 6,696 Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,255 1,882 1,741 Negotiated Formula 90 Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,172 1,175 596 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 7,387 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 1,109 367 27.00-47.00 39.50 400-449 1,747 426 27.00-48.25 39.05 450-499 1,537 474 32.94-49.00 43.83 500-549 1,649 525 34.00-50.00 45.57 550/up 774 588 33.96-50.50 46.22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEGOTIATED FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 90 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 90 393 * * * 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): 7,477 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 1,199 368 * * * 400-449 1,747 426 27.00-48.25 39.05 450-499 1,537 474 32.94-49.00 43.83 500-549 1,649 525 34.00-50.00 45.57 550/up 774 588 33.96-50.50 46.22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SWINE & PORK MARKET FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 1,953 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 223 371 34.97-40.64 39.78 400-449 336 426 33.00-41.90 37.78 450-499 469 476 34.64-47.40 43.97 500-549 419 524 43.62-47.79 45.70 550/up 332 590 43.80-48.40 46.58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 659 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 200/Up 330 369 14.00-34.00 29.99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Arkansas 190 Canada 1,426 Illinois 1,076 Indiana 359 Iowa 2,171 Kentucky 19 Michigan 413 Minnesota 662 Mississippi 61 Missouri 741 Nebraska 878 North Carolina 493 Ohio 166 Oklahoma 286 Pennsylvania 197 South Carolina 83 South Dakota 442 Virginia 245 Wisconsin 181 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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 .