LM_HG214 Des Moines, Iowa Mon, Mar 23, 2020 USDA Market News WEEKLY NATIONAL DIRECT SWINE REPORT For Week Ending Saturday, March 21, 2020 WEEKLY VOLUME and PERCENTAGES OF BARROWS & GILTS BY PURCHASE TYPE FROM PRIOR DAY SLAUGHTERED SWINE REPORTS (Live and Carcass Basis) YTD PRODUCER SOLD: Head Count Percent Percent NEGOTIATED 71,944 2.79% 1.92% OTHER MARKET FORMULA (FUTURES/OPTIONS) 262,343 10.16% 9.50% SWINE OR PORK MARKET FORMULA 663,939 25.71% 26.19% OTHER PURCHASE ARRANGEMENT 505,561 19.58% 21.97% NEGOTIATED FORMULA 5,702 0.22% 0.23% PACKER SOLD (ALL PURCHASE TYPES) 121,620 4.71% 4.63% PACKER OWNED 951,105 36.83% 35.57% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WEEKLY VOLUME & WEIGHTED AVERAGE PRICES OF BARROWS & GILTS FROM PRIOR DAY PURCHASED SWINE REPORTS (Includes Packer Sold) NATIONAL IOWA WESTERN EASTERN MINNESOTA CORNBELT CORNBELT Negotiated (Carcass) Head Count 75,802 44,725 47,699 27,913 Wtd Avg $55.54 $55.94 $55.93 $54.88 Other Market Formula (Futures/Options) (Carcass) Head Count 265,647 94,365 130,594 135,053 Wtd Avg $65.02 $61.85 $62.09 $67.84 Swine/Pork Market Formula (Carcass) Head Count 714,448 461,203 522,902 177,965 Wtd Avg $60.87 $61.27 $61.17 $60.20 Other Purchase Arrangement (Carcass) Head Count 501,957 290,764 339,473 160,979 Wtd Avg $65.58 $64.73 $64.56 $67.79 Negotiated Formula (Carcass) Head Count 6,216 1,650 3,191 3,025 Wtd Avg * * * * Negotiated Combined (Carcass) Head Count 82,018 46,375 50,890 30,938 Wtd Avg * * * * Negotiated (Live) Head Count 3,632 824 940 2,361 Wtd Avg $42.41 $42.34 $42.09 $43.58 Negotiated Formula (Live) Head Count 658 658 Wtd Avg * * * * Negotiated Combined (Live) Head Count 4,290 824 940 3,019 Wtd Avg * * * * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WEEKLY VOLUME & WEIGHTED AVERAGE PRICES OF NEGOTIATED SOWS FROM PRIOR DAY PURCHASED SWINE REPORTS NATIONAL IOWA WESTERN EASTERN MINNESOTA CORNBELT CORNBELT Weight Head Avg Head Avg Head Avg Head Avg Range Count Wgt Price Count Wgt Price Count Wgt Price Count Wgt Price 300-399 5,354 371 26.50 2,511 373 26.85 3,814 372 25.98 1,100 366 27.18 400-449 5,962 425 26.38 2,690 426 26.31 4,225 425 25.54 862 422 28.53 450-499 8,344 474 30.58 2,470 474 29.25 3,501 474 29.02 3,220 475 31.91 500-549 8,090 523 33.65 2,013 523 32.61 2,588 523 32.27 3,314 523 34.46 550/up 5,157 586 33.88 1,575 588 34.60 2,084 587 34.17 1,433 579 33.67 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STATE OF ORIGIN B & G SOW BOAR B & G SOW BOAR Arkansas 292 804 0 California 192 0 0 Canada 1,423 7,763 553 Colorado 0 90 0 Delaware 50 0 0 Georgia 520 300 0 Iowa 647,360 9,842 2,177 Illinois 168,738 5,437 16 Indiana 88,221 1,445 20 Kansas 18,582 99 0 Kentucky 8,268 11 0 Maryland 266 0 0 Michigan 46,722 1,067 0 Minnesota 256,098 4,558 679 Missouri 17,713 2,632 114 Mississippi 798 125 0 Montana 3,222 0 0 N Carolina 91,198 2,188 44 N Dakota 1,631 0 0 Nebraska 89,315 4,723 484 New York 335 0 0 Ohio 86,099 1,191 0 Oklahoma 13,514 2,244 276 Pennsylvania 19,326 1,386 36 S Carolina 2,160 413 0 S Dakota 45,250 1,393 439 Tennessee 200 0 0 Texas 0 240 0 Utah 2,349 0 0 Virginia 0 160 0 Wisconsin 3,774 844 112 Wyoming 160 0 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 1200C