LM_HG231 Des Moines, Iowa Fri, Apr 19, 2019 USDA Market News IOWA/MINNESOTA DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED ON STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Thursday, April 18, 2019 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 2,837 3,003 2,523 Swine or Pork Market Formula 433 553 215 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 31 5 165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,337 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 410 371 37.00-55.75 48.59 400-449 739 424 36.00-56.75 46.88 450-499 430 475 42.00-57.75 51.83 500-549 572 524 43.54-60.00 55.96 550/up 180 595 * * * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 853 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 2,251 Minnesota 1,050 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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