LM_HG214 Des Moines, Iowa Mon, Dec 31, 2018 USDA Market News WEEKLY NATIONAL DIRECT SWINE REPORT For Week Ending Saturday, December 29, 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 25,970 1.55% 2.17% OTHER MARKET FORMULA (FUTURES/OPTIONS) 167,225 10.01% 10.58% SWINE OR PORK MARKET FORMULA 523,302 31.33% 30.56% OTHER PURCHASE ARRANGEMENT 335,441 20.08% 22.29% NEGOTIATED FORMULA 5,226 0.31% 0.33% PACKER SOLD (ALL PURCHASE TYPES) 38,061 2.28% 2.28% PACKER OWNED 574,932 34.42% 31.79% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 19,833 10,017 11,996 7,647 Wtd Avg $44.88 $44.56 $44.71 $45.14 Other Market Formula (Futures/Options) (Carcass) Head Count 141,322 67,434 96,184 45,138 Wtd Avg $58.02 $57.36 $58.46 $57.09 Swine/Pork Market Formula (Carcass) Head Count 528,184 352,893 392,196 124,806 Wtd Avg $51.24 $51.61 $51.71 $50.16 Other Purchase Arrangement (Carcass) Head Count 332,767 189,270 224,866 107,101 Wtd Avg $59.50 $58.87 $58.87 $60.91 Negotiated Formula (Carcass) Head Count 1,425 100 1,325 Wtd Avg $46.80 $46.38 $46.83 Negotiated Combined (Carcass) Head Count 21,258 10,017 12,096 8,972 Wtd Avg $45.01 $44.56 $44.72 $45.39 Negotiated (Live) Head Count 1,994 1,312 1,362 632 Wtd Avg $35.45 $35.39 $35.34 $35.68 Negotiated Formula (Live) Head Count 3,457 1,856 1,856 1,601 Wtd Avg * * * * Negotiated Combined (Live) Head Count 5,451 3,168 3,218 2,233 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 3,609 371 31.45 1,481 367 32.46 2,196 369 31.52 976 375 31.22 400-449 3,521 426 31.98 1,632 426 32.77 2,156 426 32.18 797 422 31.44 450-499 4,737 475 35.95 1,519 474 35.95 2,209 475 35.17 1,743 475 36.17 500-549 4,210 524 38.59 1,125 523 39.22 1,512 523 38.65 2,014 524 38.94 550/up 2,007 586 39.87 626 586 40.50 989 587 39.98 482 583 40.65 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STATE OF ORIGIN B & G SOW BOAR B & G SOW BOAR Arkansas 0 559 0 Canada 853 3,478 431 Delaware 35 0 0 Georgia 700 89 0 Iowa 453,300 4,773 815 Illinois 65,060 2,967 22 Indiana 71,294 783 3 Kansas 8,005 197 0 Kentucky 7,934 0 0 Maryland 169 0 0 Michigan 23,238 706 0 Minnesota 174,487 3,015 174 Missouri 11,254 1,577 382 Montana 1,394 0 0 N Carolina 65,414 2,419 0 N Dakota 380 0 0 Nebraska 70,115 1,832 111 Ohio 49,019 671 0 Oklahoma 11,820 1,178 257 Pennsylvania 13,382 488 4 S Carolina 1,260 271 0 S Dakota 30,127 459 120 Tennessee 6,611 0 0 Texas 0 78 0 Utah 1,420 0 0 Virginia 0 82 0 Wisconsin 1,806 249 51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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