LM_HG231 Des Moines, Iowa Mon, Apr 15, 2019 USDA Market News IOWA/MINNESOTA DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED ON STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Friday, April 12, 2019 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 2,887 2,731 2,914 Swine or Pork Market Formula 528 609 514 Negotiated Formula 69 Packer Sold (all purchase types) 5 33 160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,533 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 540 378 35.00-53.00 45.33 400-449 689 426 32.75-54.00 44.17 450-499 478 472 39.00-56.50 49.22 500-549 482 523 49.00-59.00 53.26 550/up 344 588 50.00-61.00 55.32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 557 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 2,344 Minnesota 1,076 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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