LM_HG231 Des Moines, Iowa Fri, Mar 22, 2019 USDA Market News IOWA/MINNESOTA DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED ON STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Thursday, March 21, 2019 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 3,031 2,737 2,464 Swine or Pork Market Formula 542 479 239 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,621 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 463 369 25.00-45.75 36.98 400-449 629 425 26.00-46.50 38.09 450-499 617 475 31.10-47.25 40.69 500-549 607 524 32.90-51.42 45.95 550/up 190 587 44.02-48.75 45.70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 769 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 2,641 Minnesota 932 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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