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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
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                                     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
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BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 500
Price not reported due to confidentiality
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN

Iowa                 1,909             Minnesota              1,124
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*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
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