LM_HG232 Des Moines, Iowa Thu, Dec 06, 2018 USDA Market News EASTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Wednesday, December 5, 2018 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 2,047 1,885 2,336 Swine or Pork Market Formula 316 397 451 Negotiated Formula 116 97 Packer Sold (all purchase types) 665 712 622 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,181 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 103 369 33.00-36.00 33.96 400-449 226 426 31.00-48.75 35.86 450-499 587 481 36.50-49.50 42.94 500-549 562 524 31.50-50.50 43.46 550/up 204 596 41.00-50.53 47.52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 31 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Georgia 74 Illinois 889 Indiana 356 Michigan 276 Mississippi 119 North Carolina 531 Ohio 177 Pennsylvania 192 South Carolina 107 Virginia 111 Wisconsin 312 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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 .