LM_HG208
Des Moines, Iowa                Fri, Mar 15, 2019               USDA Market News

WESTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY HOG REPORT BASED ON STATE OF ORIGIN
PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Thursday, March 14, 2019

                          CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE
                      BARROWS & GILTS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS

                                           Actual          Actual         Actual
                                        Prior Day        Week Ago       Year Ago
Producer Sold
  Negotiated                                4,634           3,239          3,039
  Other Market Formula (Futures/Options)   63,434          30,610         21,995
  Swine or Pork Market Formula             97,775          96,135         97,668
  Other Purchase Arrangement               25,018          37,820         42,958
  Negotiated Formula                          703             449          1,300
Packer Sold (all purchase types)            4,638           9,054          7,291
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                NEGOTIATED     OTHER      SWINE     OTHER  NEGOTIATED    TOTALS/
                              MARKET    OR PORK  PURCHASE     FORMULA    WTD AVG
                             FORMULA     MARKET  ARRGMENT
                           (FUT/OPT)**  FORMULA
Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis):

Producer Sold
  Head Count         3,515    63,434     96,685     24,338          0    187,972
  Base Price         53.03     70.89      55.27      60.18          *      61.14
Packer Sold
  Head Count                                                               4,112
  Base Price                                                               51.86
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                   NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 3,515

Compared to Prior Day's closing weighted average (LM_HG208),  1.49 higher

Base Price Rng $48.00 - $54.00, Wtd Avg $53.03, 5 Day Rolling Avg $50.20
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               NEGOTIATED FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis):  0                    5 Day Rolling Avg $--
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    COMBINED NEGOTIATED & NEGOTIATED FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis):  3,515

*Price not reported due to confidentiality* 5 Day Rolling Avg $--
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          WESTERN 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*
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                          CARCASS WEIGHT DIFFERENTIALS

    145#   -27.75 -8.82          175#   -3.00  0.00          205#    0.00  0.00
    155#   -27.75 -4.90          185#   -0.25  0.00          215#   -0.25  0.00
    165#   -15.00 -2.94          195#    0.00  0.00          225#   -2.25  0.00
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                  MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED

*Price not reported due to confidentiality*
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          SWINE OR PORK MARKET FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 99,528

Base Price Range $47.20 - $64.53, Weighted Average $55.15
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                   NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (live basis, 240-320 lbs): 936

*Price not reported due to confidentiality* 5 Day Rolling Avg $38.98
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               NEGOTIATED FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (live basis, 240-320 lbs): 703

*Price not reported due to confidentiality* 5 Day Rolling Avg $--
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    COMBINED NEGOTIATED & NEGOTIATED FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (live basis, 240-320 lbs): 1,639

*Price not reported due to confidentiality* 5 Day Rolling Avg $--
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN

Iowa                122,221             Kansas                 8,288
Minnesota            53,081             Missouri               3,892
Nebraska              4,866             South Dakota           3,854
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*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.

** Futures/Options

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
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