LM_HG214 Des Moines, Iowa Mon, Feb 25, 2019 USDA Market News WEEKLY NATIONAL DIRECT SWINE REPORT For Week Ending Saturday, February 23, 2019 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 47,023 2.03% 1.85% OTHER MARKET FORMULA (FUTURES/OPTIONS) 252,069 10.88% 9.76% SWINE OR PORK MARKET FORMULA 721,305 31.12% 31.81% OTHER PURCHASE ARRANGEMENT 485,383 20.94% 20.35% NEGOTIATED FORMULA 7,451 0.32% 0.33% PACKER SOLD (ALL PURCHASE TYPES) 40,002 1.73% 1.90% PACKER OWNED 764,502 32.98% 34.00% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 38,029 19,508 21,611 15,600 Wtd Avg $47.49 $47.55 $47.35 $47.82 Other Market Formula (Futures/Options) (Carcass) Head Count 287,069 124,160 158,600 128,469 Wtd Avg $60.51 $58.52 $58.00 $63.61 Swine/Pork Market Formula (Carcass) Head Count 724,474 485,291 546,352 159,841 Wtd Avg $51.72 $51.76 $51.72 $52.14 Other Purchase Arrangement (Carcass) Head Count 478,858 274,949 324,595 152,673 Wtd Avg $59.33 $59.41 $58.90 $60.33 Negotiated Formula (Carcass) Head Count 1,140 1,140 Wtd Avg * * Negotiated Combined (Carcass) Head Count 39,169 19,508 21,611 16,740 Wtd Avg * * * * Negotiated (Live) Head Count 7,509 2,127 2,830 4,042 Wtd Avg $37.07 $37.73 $37.47 $37.42 Negotiated Formula (Live) Head Count 7,055 4,983 5,323 1,420 Wtd Avg * * * * Negotiated Combined (Live) Head Count 14,564 7,110 8,153 5,462 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 5,891 371 32.89 2,472 370 33.89 4,093 370 32.69 1,222 373 31.53 400-449 6,543 426 34.56 2,436 425 34.26 3,840 425 33.45 1,664 425 35.76 450-499 7,538 475 40.12 2,548 475 39.95 3,738 475 39.23 2,472 474 40.83 500-549 7,415 524 43.10 1,836 524 42.68 2,512 524 42.51 2,846 523 43.98 550/up 5,275 587 43.75 2,170 586 43.30 2,881 587 43.62 1,293 587 43.77 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STATE OF ORIGIN B & G SOW BOAR B & G SOW BOAR Arkansas 120 851 0 California 188 0 0 Canada 6,081 7,412 429 Colorado 640 0 0 Georgia 498 94 0 Iowa 662,849 9,366 2,081 Illinois 125,429 4,865 28 Indiana 94,985 1,161 3 Kansas 17,064 186 0 Kentucky 3,778 33 0 Maryland 998 0 0 Michigan 42,313 800 0 Minnesota 258,770 3,749 302 Missouri 22,620 2,398 1,019 Mississippi 258 59 0 Montana 2,525 0 0 N Carolina 76,138 3,086 0 N Dakota 1,478 0 0 Nebraska 85,265 4,959 353 New York 1,020 0 0 Ohio 76,760 1,843 0 Oklahoma 13,375 2,120 423 Pennsylvania 18,824 960 9 S Carolina 2,160 0 0 S Dakota 41,583 1,076 268 Tennessee 55,563 0 0 Texas 1,140 257 0 Utah 1,981 0 0 Virginia 0 302 0 Wisconsin 3,758 471 82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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