LM_HG231 Des Moines, Iowa Wed, Apr 17, 2019 USDA Market News IOWA/MINNESOTA DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED ON STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Tuesday, April 16, 2019 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 2,389 2,747 2,225 Swine or Pork Market Formula 321 370 324 Negotiated Formula 102 Packer Sold (all purchase types) 60 197 148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,028 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 466 373 38.78-55.00 47.93 400-449 341 427 39.77-56.00 49.17 450-499 564 477 41.00-58.50 52.90 500-549 371 523 51.00-59.00 54.86 550/up 187 583 52.00-60.00 55.70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 387 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 1,864 Minnesota 906 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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 .