LM_HG200
Des Moines, Iowa                Fri, Mar 01, 2019               USDA Market News

NATIONAL DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY HOG REPORT
PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Thursday, February 28, 2019

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

                                           Actual          Actual         Actual
                                        Prior Day        Week Ago       Year Ago
Producer Sold
  Negotiated                                6,584          11,274         11,504
  Other Market Formula (Futures/Options)   55,704          54,740         40,613
  Swine or Pork Market Formula            141,767         145,087        132,324
  Other Purchase Arrangement               72,036          66,672         72,560
  Negotiated Formula                        1,240           1,445          1,029
Packer Sold (all purchase types)            8,146           7,987          7,650
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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         4,896    54,718     135,021      68,204        165  263,004
  Base Price         44.68     60.79       50.03       57.54          *    54.09
Packer Sold
  Head Count                                                               7,286
  Base Price                                                               48.61
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                   NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis):   5,616

Compared to Prior Day's closing weighted average (LM_HG200),   0.60 lower

Compared to the prior day, on a plant by plant basis, weighted average base 
prices were 2.32 lower to 1.00 higher, the market trend is 1.25 lower to
unchanged. Slow market activity with light demand.

Base Price Rng $42.00 - $45.29, Wtd Avg $44.68, 5 Day Rolling Avg $45.50
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               NEGOTIATED FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis):   165

*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):   5,781

*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   45.00  48.50   46.50  50.00   47.50  51.00   46.50  51.50   46.50  52.49
0.5   42.00  48.37   45.00  49.32   47.50  50.27   46.50  51.22   46.50  52.49
0.6   42.00  47.46   45.00  48.42   46.50  49.37   47.50  50.32   46.50  51.59
0.7   42.00  46.56   42.00  47.51   45.00  48.50   47.50  49.50   46.50  50.68
0.8   41.00  45.65   42.00  46.60   45.00  47.55   46.50  48.51   48.00  50.00
0.9   41.00  44.75   42.00  45.70   42.00  46.65   45.00  47.60   47.50  49.50
1.0   39.00  43.84   41.00  44.79   42.00  45.74   45.00  47.00   46.50  48.50
1.1   38.00  42.71   41.00  43.66   42.00  44.61   42.00  45.56   46.00  48.50
1.2   36.50  41.35   39.00  42.30   41.00  43.50   42.00  44.50   45.00  47.00
1.4   31.50  36.50   36.41  40.00   37.36  41.00   38.32  43.50   39.58  44.50
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                          CARCASS WEIGHT DIFFERENTIALS

    145#   -32.00 -4.53          175#   -4.00  1.00          205#   -3.62  3.00
    155#   -30.00  0.00          185#   -1.00  1.50          215#   -3.62  3.00
    165#   -15.00  0.00          195#   -0.91  3.00          225#   -3.62  1.00
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                  MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED

5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog: 201.00 lb carcass, 0.63 inch back-fat,
7.17 square inch loin/2.39 inch loin depth, FFLI: 53.31%

Price Range $47.50 - $50.32
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          SWINE OR PORK MARKET FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 139,276

Base Price Range $42.48 - $60.40, Weighted Average $49.98
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                   NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (live basis, 240-320 lbs): 1,235

Compared to Prior Day's closing weighted average (LM_HG200),  2.45 lower

Price Rng $28.50 - $38.00, Wtd Avg $34.24, 5 Day Rolling Avg $36.21
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               NEGOTIATED FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (live basis, 240-320 lbs): 1,412

*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): 2,647

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

Canada                1,359             Delaware                  62
Georgia                 160             Iowa                 104,871
Illinois             26,392             Indiana               19,379
Kansas                2,837             Kentucky               1,811
Maryland                167             Michigan               8,416
Minnesota            48,696             Missouri               4,598
Montana                 438             North Carolina        13,955
North Dakota            380             Nebraska              13,380
New York                340             Ohio                  18,515
Oklahoma              3,301             Pennsylvania           3,526
South Carolina          720             South Dakota           5,643
Tennessee             2,258             Wisconsin              5,063
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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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