LM_HG231 Des Moines, Iowa Fri, Apr 12, 2019 USDA Market News IOWA/MINNESOTA DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED ON STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Thursday, April 11, 2019 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 3,003 2,482 3,102 Swine or Pork Market Formula 553 446 235 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 5 55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,684 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 464 374 38.73-52.25 44.84 400-449 442 426 33.50-53.25 44.27 450-499 648 473 33.00-55.50 47.78 500-549 510 524 39.00-57.00 51.62 550/up 251 587 40.95-58.50 53.11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 650 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 2,381 Minnesota 1,180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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