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
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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         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
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                   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
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               NEGOTIATED FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis):   510

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

Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis):   8,173

*Price not reported due to confidentiality* 5 Day Rolling Avg $--
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                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
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                          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
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                  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
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          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
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                   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
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               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 $--
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   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 $--
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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
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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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