LM_HG231 Des Moines, Iowa Fri, Feb 15, 2019 USDA Market News IOWA/MINNESOTA DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED ON STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Thursday, February 14, 2019 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 2,763 2,398 2,494 Swine or Pork Market Formula 484 433 552 Negotiated Formula 30 Packer Sold (all purchase types) 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,566 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 737 369 19.00-41.00 31.72 400-449 498 425 20.00-42.00 33.00 450-499 671 476 26.00-43.26 37.01 500-549 498 524 27.86-45.00 39.24 550/up 162 587 * * * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 391 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 2,385 Minnesota 892 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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 .