LM_HG231 Des Moines, Iowa Thu, Dec 12, 2019 USDA Market News IOWA/MINNESOTA DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED ON STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Wednesday, December 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 2,233 2,475 2,251 Swine or Pork Market Formula 237 466 300 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 30 51 109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,033 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 472 367 19.00-49.69 35.10 400-449 434 428 19.00-41.69 32.83 450-499 429 474 24.00-41.69 32.53 500-549 394 524 26.44-43.00 36.78 550/up 182 587 26.19-44.50 35.89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 259 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 1,563 Minnesota 1,033 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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 .