LM_HG214 Des Moines, Iowa Mon, Dec 10, 2018 USDA Market News WEEKLY NATIONAL DIRECT SWINE REPORT For Week Ending Saturday, December 8, 2018 WEEKLY VOLUME and PERCENTAGES OF BARROWS & GILTS BY PURCHASE TYPE FROM PRIOR DAY SLAUGHTERED SWINE REPORTS (Live and Carcass Basis) YTD PRODUCER SOLD: Head Count Percent Percent NEGOTIATED 44,321 1.86% 2.18% OTHER MARKET FORMULA (FUTURES/OPTIONS) 209,400 8.77% 10.66% SWINE OR PORK MARKET FORMULA 690,798 28.93% 30.50% OTHER PURCHASE ARRANGEMENT 577,269 24.18% 22.35% NEGOTIATED FORMULA 10,679 0.45% 0.33% PACKER SOLD (ALL PURCHASE TYPES) 60,382 2.53% 2.29% PACKER OWNED 794,580 33.28% 31.69% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WEEKLY VOLUME & WEIGHTED AVERAGE PRICES OF BARROWS & GILTS FROM PRIOR DAY PURCHASED SWINE REPORTS (Includes Packer Sold) NATIONAL IOWA WESTERN EASTERN MINNESOTA CORNBELT CORNBELT Negotiated (Carcass) Head Count 43,254 24,006 24,543 18,101 Wtd Avg $48.22 $47.75 $47.69 $48.98 Other Market Formula (Futures/Options) (Carcass) Head Count 197,618 84,237 114,376 83,242 Wtd Avg $56.91 $54.74 $55.11 $59.38 Swine/Pork Market Formula (Carcass) Head Count 704,624 433,320 500,227 190,266 Wtd Avg $53.95 $54.22 $54.13 $53.83 Other Purchase Arrangement (Carcass) Head Count 649,692 415,994 465,517 182,695 Wtd Avg $61.67 $61.36 $61.31 $62.67 Negotiated Formula (Carcass) Head Count 2,325 170 170 2,155 Wtd Avg * * * * Negotiated Combined (Carcass) Head Count 45,579 24,176 24,713 20,256 Wtd Avg * * * * Negotiated (Live) Head Count 5,211 2,032 2,993 2,218 Wtd Avg $38.33 $38.19 $37.86 $38.96 Negotiated Formula (Live) Head Count 8,323 2,934 2,934 5,248 Wtd Avg * * * * Negotiated Combined (Live) Head Count 13,534 4,966 5,927 7,466 Wtd Avg * * * * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WEEKLY VOLUME & WEIGHTED AVERAGE PRICES OF NEGOTIATED SOWS FROM PRIOR DAY PURCHASED SWINE REPORTS NATIONAL IOWA WESTERN EASTERN MINNESOTA CORNBELT CORNBELT Weight Head Avg Head Avg Head Avg Head Avg Range Count Wgt Price Count Wgt Price Count Wgt Price Count Wgt Price 300-399 5,903 370 35.62 2,142 372 36.20 3,572 371 35.32 1,435 368 35.21 400-449 6,043 425 36.17 2,684 425 35.96 3,882 425 35.23 1,176 424 37.22 450-499 6,572 475 40.27 2,421 475 40.10 3,214 474 39.54 2,317 476 41.12 500-549 9,337 523 44.35 2,183 523 44.07 3,078 523 43.30 4,091 522 44.58 550/up 4,274 585 45.00 1,108 583 45.52 1,822 584 44.30 1,510 586 46.36 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STATE OF ORIGIN B & G SOW BOAR B & G SOW BOAR Arkansas 0 1,001 0 California 428 0 0 Canada 1,696 7,478 690 Colorado 490 0 0 Georgia 932 158 0 Iowa 736,959 8,137 2,038 Illinois 135,481 5,293 10 Indiana 119,748 1,335 54 Kansas 13,136 179 0 Kentucky 9,619 102 0 Maryland 123 0 0 Michigan 43,176 1,178 0 Minnesota 235,628 4,137 381 Missouri 16,426 3,660 654 Mississippi 694 317 0 Montana 3,616 0 0 N Carolina 95,306 3,857 0 N Dakota 1,470 0 0 Nebraska 88,386 4,121 456 New York 511 0 0 Ohio 79,796 1,221 0 Oklahoma 13,746 2,380 314 Pennsylvania 22,124 785 5 S Carolina 1,260 390 0 S Dakota 46,804 658 323 Tennessee 8,705 0 0 Texas 0 249 0 Utah 1,656 0 0 Virginia 0 309 0 Wisconsin 4,998 927 108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 1200C