LM_HG231 Des Moines, Iowa Thu, Oct 31, 2019 USDA Market News IOWA/MINNESOTA DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED ON STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Wednesday, October 30, 2019 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 2,439 1,952 2,360 Swine or Pork Market Formula 358 375 453 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 62 138 155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,103 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 567 370 24.00-50.69 41.29 400-449 355 426 29.00-50.69 38.40 450-499 367 475 26.00-48.50 39.45 500-549 407 524 39.00-50.50 46.27 550/up 204 586 33.57-50.00 44.26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 500 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 1,909 Minnesota 1,124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Price not reported due to confidentiality, For more information visit: www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/ConfidentialityGuidelines.pdf 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 .