LM_HG232 Des Moines, Iowa Fri, Dec 07, 2018 USDA Market News EASTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Thursday, December 6, 2018 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 1,682 1,845 2,182 Swine or Pork Market Formula 173 293 279 Negotiated Formula 137 29 Packer Sold (all purchase types) 777 889 588 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 1,897 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 195 364 28.28-38.00 32.92 400-449 204 423 25.00-43.91 38.46 450-499 382 476 29.29-48.50 40.06 500-549 736 522 30.00-47.27 42.60 550/up 284 578 40.50-49.50 45.28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 36 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Illinois 1,087 Indiana 289 Kentucky 8 Michigan 85 Mississippi 74 North Carolina 795 Ohio 304 Pennsylvania 88 South Carolina 98 Wisconsin 23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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 .