LM_HG231 Des Moines, Iowa Tue, Apr 16, 2019 USDA Market News IOWA/MINNESOTA DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED ON STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Monday, April 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 2,113 2,995 2,196 Swine or Pork Market Formula 429 659 351 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 1,824 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 359 379 35.00-53.00 46.16 400-449 549 425 34.00-54.00 44.99 450-499 320 474 47.50-58.50 51.77 500-549 374 524 48.50-59.50 53.72 550/up 221 589 49.50-60.50 55.33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 395 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 2,221 Minnesota 321 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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