NW_LS720txt Des Moines, IA Wednesday, September 22, 2021 USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market News Weekly Estimated Average Weight of Barrows & Gilts for W/E 9/18/2021 Iowa-Southern Minnesota-South Dakota Direct Hog Reporting Area Week Ending Head Count Average Weight 9/18/2021 810,000 281.9 Week Ago: 9/11/2021 789,000 282.1 Year Ago: 9/19/2020 861,000 280.2 Source: USDA Market News Service, Des Moines, IA Bruce Thomas 515-284-4460 desm.lpgmn@usda.gov 24 hour recorded market information 515-284-4830 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NW_LS720.txt www.ams.usda.gov/LPSMarketNewsPage