LM_HG231   ***This report will not be issued on DEC 24th and 25th*** 
Des Moines, Iowa                Fri, Dec 21, 2018               USDA Market News

IOWA/MINNESOTA DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED ON STATE OF ORIGIN
PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Thursday, December 20, 2018

                        CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE
                      SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS

                                           Actual          Actual         Actual
                                        Prior Day        Week Ago       Year Ago
Producer Sold
  Negotiated                                2,052           1,985          2,580
  Swine or Pork Market Formula                405             230            336
  Negotiated Formula                           25
Packer Sold (all purchase types)               10              44            315
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                     SOWS
                   NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)
Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis):  1,833

(Live Basis) Weight Range     Head Count     Avg Wgt     Price Range     Wtd Avg
             300-399               250         370       26.12-43.00       34.21
             400-449               389         425       20.00-43.75       31.38
             450-499               430         475       26.00-44.75       36.65
             500-549               292         524       27.00-47.26       40.48
             550/up                171         583       39.07-46.08       43.59
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 504
Price not reported due to confidentiality
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN

Iowa                 1,407             Minnesota              1,085
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*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



.