LM_HG231 Des Moines, Iowa Thu, Apr 25, 2019 USDA Market News IOWA/MINNESOTA DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED ON STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Wednesday, April 24, 2019 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 2,812 2,287 2,350 Swine or Pork Market Formula 406 303 313 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 138 137 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,682 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 461 373 40.00-60.00 52.75 400-449 642 425 39.00-61.00 51.93 450-499 536 475 45.00-62.00 55.48 500-549 719 522 45.00-63.00 59.45 550/up 324 584 46.73-64.00 59.01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 362 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 2,297 Minnesota 1,059 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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