LM_HG230 Des Moines, Iowa Wed, Dec 12, 2018 USDA Market News NATIONAL DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Tuesday, December 11, 2018 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 7,329 7,671 6,923 Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,282 1,253 1,748 Negotiated Formula 128 Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,537 1,644 1,646 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 7,061 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 1,321 366 22.00-43.50 33.54 400-449 1,056 426 22.00-44.25 35.01 450-499 1,275 475 29.00-47.50 38.08 500-549 1,662 524 37.50-48.90 42.63 550/up 1,337 585 38.50-49.88 43.77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEGOTIATED FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 128 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 128 369 * * * 400-449 0 - 450-499 0 - 500-549 0 - 550/up 0 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMBINED NEGOTIATED & NEGOTIATED FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 7,189 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 1,449 366 * * * 400-449 1,056 426 22.00-44.25 35.01 450-499 1,275 475 29.00-47.50 38.08 500-549 1,662 524 37.50-48.90 42.63 550/up 1,337 585 38.50-49.88 43.77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SWINE & PORK MARKET FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,217 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 291 373 30.79-36.86 35.44 400-449 326 424 32.79-37.72 35.00 450-499 363 474 30.79-40.76 39.12 500-549 646 524 41.86-45.87 44.11 550/up 327 590 42.34-45.87 44.46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 870 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 200/Up 840 405 14.00-24.00 21.65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Arkansas 96 Canada 1,814 Illinois 1,433 Indiana 180 Iowa 1,364 Kansas 101 Michigan 172 Minnesota 1,335 Mississippi 46 Missouri 1,040 Nebraska 1,213 North Carolina 601 Ohio 239 Oklahoma 203 Pennsylvania 172 South Dakota 37 Virginia 83 Wisconsin 147 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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 .