LM_HG231 Des Moines, Iowa Mon, May 20, 2019 USDA Market News IOWA/MINNESOTA DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED ON STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Friday, May 17, 2019 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 2,871 2,855 2,167 Swine or Pork Market Formula 520 573 617 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 44 190 39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,673 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 740 369 47.00-66.00 58.77 400-449 479 423 46.00-67.00 60.38 450-499 612 474 51.00-68.00 62.60 500-549 454 524 53.00-72.00 67.34 550/up 276 590 63.00-71.60 68.06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 458 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 2,231 Minnesota 1,204 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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