LM_HG231 Des Moines, Iowa Wed, Feb 20, 2019 USDA Market News IOWA/MINNESOTA DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED ON STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Tuesday, February 19, 2019 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 2,538 2,092 2,136 Swine or Pork Market Formula 284 426 150 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 105 22 118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,131 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 514 369 27.00-41.00 34.22 400-449 280 426 20.00-45.00 36.23 450-499 401 475 22.00-47.00 41.15 500-549 372 524 40.00-48.50 43.51 550/up 440 588 41.00-48.50 45.02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 525 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 1,914 Minnesota 1,013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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