LM_HG209 ***This report will not be issued on DEC 24th and 25th*** Des Moines, Iowa Thu, Dec 20, 2018 USDA Market News EASTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT MORNING HOG REPORT BASED ON STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Thursday, December 20, 2018 (Includes information from 1:30 PM to 9:30 AM.) CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE BARROWS & GILTS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Estimated Actual Actual Actual Today Today Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 3,322 3,150 2,442 3,370 Other Market Formula (Futures/Options) 10,684 5,878 7,032 6,665 Swine or Pork Market Formula 33,798 28,690 28,552 29,396 Other Purchase Arrangement 27,609 22,428 23,951 25,272 Negotiated Formula 829 929 1,674 1,209 Packer Sold (all purchase types) 2,178 2,178 2,315 2,707 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 2,451 *Price not reported due to confidentiality* 5 Day Rolling Avg $-- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEGOTIATED FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 100 *Price not reported due to confidentiality* 5 Day Rolling Avg $-- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMBINED NEGOTIATED & NEGOTIATED FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 2,551 *Price not reported due to confidentiality* 5 Day Rolling Avg $-- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EASTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT NEGOTIATED HOG PURCHASE MATRIX REPRESENTING INDIVIDUAL PACKER CARCASS MERIT BUYING PROGRAMS based on both Fat and Muscle Measurements for a 200 lb Carcass Basis *Price not reported due to confidentiality* -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CARCASS WEIGHT DIFFERENTIALS *Price not reported due to confidentiality* -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED *Price not reported due to confidentiality* -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SWINE OR PORK MARKET FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 25,035 Base Price Range $45.09 - $66.28, Weighted Average $52.95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Barrows & Gilts (live basis, 240-320 lbs): 420 *Price not reported due to confidentiality* 5 Day Rolling Avg $38.61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEGOTIATED FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Barrows & Gilts (live basis, 240-320 lbs): 655 *Price not reported due to confidentiality* 5 Day Rolling Avg $-- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMBINED NEGOTIATED & NEGOTIATED FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Barrows & Gilts (live basis, 240-320 lbs): 1,075 *Price not reported due to confidentiality* 5 Day Rolling Avg $-- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN Illinois 16,134 Indiana 8,667 Kentucky 547 Maryland 164 Michigan 5,678 North Carolina 16,714 New York 154 Ohio 7,134 Pennsylvania 2,160 Tennessee 1,253 Wisconsin 1,006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Price not reported due to confidentiality, for more information visit: www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/ConfidentialityGuidelines.pdf *Base Price is the price from which no discounts are subtracted and no premiums are added. 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 1100C .