LM_HG231 Des Moines, Iowa Mon, Feb 18, 2019 USDA Market News IOWA/MINNESOTA DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED ON STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Friday, February 15, 2019 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 2,813 2,798 2,259 Swine or Pork Market Formula 443 370 542 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 96 130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,454 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 464 374 19.00-40.00 33.94 400-449 711 424 19.00-42.00 31.20 450-499 504 474 31.75-44.00 38.57 500-549 492 523 37.95-46.00 41.41 550/up 181 584 39.94-48.00 42.83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 514 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 2,372 Minnesota 980 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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