LM_HG200 Des Moines, Iowa Tue, Mar 19, 2019 USDA Market News NATIONAL DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY HOG REPORT PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Monday, March 18, 2019 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE BARROWS & GILTS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 7,226 6,120 9,986 Other Market Formula (Futures/Options) 166,645 72,350 33,138 Swine or Pork Market Formula 131,936 113,943 134,245 Other Purchase Arrangement 156,375 174,725 86,040 Negotiated Formula 1,761 968 2,786 Packer Sold (all purchase types) 15,134 14,591 8,919 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 6,673 165,264 126,101 152,516 510 451,064 Base Price 56.53 74.97 57.44 66.01 * 66.68 Packer Sold Head Count 14,830 Base Price 57.55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 7,663 Compared to the prior day, on a plant by plant basis, weighted average base prices were 1.99 to 4.92 higher, trading occurred throughout the full range. Slow market activity with moderate demand. Compared to Prior Day's closing weighted average (LM_HG200), 2.34 higher Base Price Rng $53.00 - $58.50, Wtd Avg $56.26, 5 Day Rolling Avg $52.12 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEGOTIATED FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 510 *Price not reported due to confidentiality* 5 Day Rolling Avg $-- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMBINED NEGOTIATED & NEGOTIATED FORMULA PURCHASES (Including Packer Sold) Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 8,173 *Price not reported due to confidentiality* 5 Day Rolling Avg $-- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL 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 LOIN AREA/DEPTH (INCHES) BF 4.0/ 1.4 5.0/ 1.7 6.0/ 2.0 7.0/ 2.3 8.0/ 2.7 0.4 56.00 61.00 57.50 62.50 58.50 62.50 59.50 64.00 60.00 64.00 0.5 53.00 59.50 56.00 61.00 58.50 61.50 59.00 62.50 60.00 63.08 0.6 53.00 59.50 56.00 59.50 57.50 61.00 58.50 61.50 59.50 62.50 0.7 53.00 58.00 53.00 58.50 56.00 59.50 58.50 61.50 59.00 61.00 0.8 52.00 57.50 53.00 58.00 56.00 59.00 57.50 60.50 59.00 61.50 0.9 52.00 57.00 53.00 57.50 53.00 58.50 56.00 59.50 57.50 61.50 1.0 50.00 55.00 52.00 57.00 53.00 58.00 56.00 59.00 57.50 60.50 1.1 49.00 53.00 52.00 55.00 53.00 57.50 53.00 58.50 56.28 59.50 1.2 49.00 51.00 50.00 53.00 51.98 57.00 52.50 58.00 54.50 59.00 1.4 42.62 45.50 43.76 50.00 44.90 53.00 46.05 57.00 47.57 58.00 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CARCASS WEIGHT DIFFERENTIALS 145# -32.00 -5.44 175# -4.00 1.00 205# -4.35 3.00 155# -30.00 0.00 185# -1.00 1.50 215# -4.35 3.00 165# -15.00 0.00 195# -1.09 3.00 225# -4.35 1.00 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED 5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog: 201.10 lb carcass, 0.64 inch back-fat, 7.11 square inch loin/2.37 inch loin depth, FFLI: 53.11% Price Range $58.50 - $61.50 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SWINE OR PORK MARKET FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 136,974 Base Price Range $46.03 - $71.52, Weighted Average $57.44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Barrows & Gilts (live basis, 240-320 lbs): 312 Compared to Prior Day's closing weighted average (LM_HG200), 1.23 higher Price Rng $38.74 - $44.25, Wtd Avg $42.46, 5 Day Rolling Avg $40.04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEGOTIATED FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Barrows & Gilts (live basis, 240-320 lbs): 1,555 *Price not reported due to confidentiality* 5 Day Rolling Avg $-- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMBINED NEGOTIATED AND NEGOTIATED FORMULA PURCHASES (Including Packer Sold) Barrows & Gilts (live basis, 240-320 lbs): 1,867 *Price not reported due to confidentiality* 5 Day Rolling Avg $-- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN Georgia 170 Iowa 213,945 Illinois 36,078 Indiana 64,601 Kansas 5,622 Kentucky 405 Michigan 8,566 Minnesota 58,829 Missouri 4,468 Montana 731 North Carolina 14,865 North Dakota 355 Nebraska 15,405 Ohio 36,918 Oklahoma 1,688 Pennsylvania 4,322 South Carolina 540 South Dakota 7,049 Wisconsin 4,520 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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 0800C .