LM_HG230 Des Moines, Iowa Thu, Apr 16, 2020 USDA Market News NATIONAL DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Wednesday, April 15, 2020 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 7,600 7,592 6,852 Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,919 2,105 1,779 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,218 1,282 1,240 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 7,632 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 926 371 19.00-43.50 30.17 400-449 1,372 425 19.00-45.25 30.52 450-499 2,249 473 20.00-46.00 34.79 500-549 1,645 523 25.00-47.00 39.56 550/up 971 582 28.61-47.00 39.88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEGOTIATED FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 0 - 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): 7,632 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 926 371 19.00-43.50 30.17 400-449 1,372 425 19.00-45.25 30.52 450-499 2,249 473 20.00-46.00 34.79 500-549 1,645 523 25.00-47.00 39.56 550/up 971 582 28.61-47.00 39.88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SWINE & PORK MARKET FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,182 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 212 378 22.11-34.95 32.85 400-449 443 424 28.11-34.28 31.63 450-499 366 474 32.11-41.69 38.34 500-549 613 524 22.11-43.94 41.69 550/up 468 586 39.97-43.62 41.97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 1044 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 200/Up 201 372 10.00-16.00 14.64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Arkansas 188 Canada 1,560 Illinois 1,130 Indiana 321 Iowa 2,379 Michigan 95 Minnesota 1,115 Missouri 779 Nebraska 1,346 North Carolina 410 Ohio 395 Oklahoma 651 Pennsylvania 280 South Carolina 78 South Dakota 193 Texas 75 Wisconsin 74 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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 .