LM_HG214 Des Moines, Iowa Mon, Dec 03, 2018 USDA Market News WEEKLY NATIONAL DIRECT SWINE REPORT For Week Ending Saturday, December 1, 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 38,417 1.64% 2.19% OTHER MARKET FORMULA (FUTURES/OPTIONS) 207,673 8.85% 10.71% SWINE OR PORK MARKET FORMULA 679,165 28.94% 30.53% OTHER PURCHASE ARRANGEMENT 569,927 24.29% 22.31% NEGOTIATED FORMULA 6,989 0.30% 0.32% PACKER SOLD (ALL PURCHASE TYPES) 56,483 2.41% 2.28% PACKER OWNED 787,966 33.58% 31.65% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 39,565 20,168 21,129 17,956 Wtd Avg $49.67 $49.27 $49.19 $50.26 Other Market Formula (Futures/Options) (Carcass) Head Count 195,612 92,377 120,128 75,484 Wtd Avg $58.34 $57.77 $57.62 $59.48 Swine/Pork Market Formula (Carcass) Head Count 686,960 423,542 493,543 180,866 Wtd Avg $54.18 $54.25 $54.19 $54.39 Other Purchase Arrangement (Carcass) Head Count 557,269 331,270 378,869 176,775 Wtd Avg $61.07 $60.35 $60.32 $62.73 Negotiated Formula (Carcass) Head Count 1,855 1,855 Wtd Avg * * Negotiated Combined (Carcass) Head Count 41,420 20,168 21,129 19,811 Wtd Avg * * * * Negotiated (Live) Head Count 5,565 2,918 3,350 2,215 Wtd Avg $39.46 $39.58 $39.19 $39.88 Negotiated Formula (Live) Head Count 4,190 1,743 1,743 2,447 Wtd Avg * * * * Negotiated Combined (Live) Head Count 9,755 4,661 5,093 4,662 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 5,814 369 36.69 2,332 372 37.75 3,831 370 36.47 1,326 365 36.00 400-449 5,455 425 37.54 2,474 425 37.21 3,865 425 36.55 798 423 39.23 450-499 7,727 474 41.83 2,275 473 41.33 3,152 474 40.52 3,115 475 42.69 500-549 7,929 524 45.61 2,026 524 46.31 2,869 524 45.31 3,319 524 45.78 550/up 4,095 584 46.29 857 586 46.82 1,366 587 46.03 1,283 580 47.92 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STATE OF ORIGIN B & G SOW BOAR B & G SOW BOAR Alabama 1,249 0 0 Arkansas 0 1,104 0 California 265 0 0 Canada 1,438 7,065 220 Colorado 155 0 0 Delaware 59 0 0 Georgia 1,045 185 0 Iowa 642,235 7,606 1,486 Illinois 122,395 4,710 9 Indiana 129,587 1,585 33 Kansas 13,951 225 0 Kentucky 10,612 61 0 Maryland 158 0 0 Michigan 39,161 703 0 Minnesota 240,110 4,652 288 Missouri 15,053 3,386 462 Mississippi 420 257 0 Montana 2,438 0 0 N Carolina 83,594 3,396 0 N Dakota 1,300 0 0 Nebraska 95,374 4,555 427 New York 501 0 0 Ohio 73,420 1,360 0 Oklahoma 12,695 2,418 486 Pennsylvania 22,591 1,129 3 S Carolina 1,080 365 0 S Dakota 45,664 764 447 Tennessee 8,559 0 0 Texas 0 167 0 Utah 1,791 0 0 Virginia 1 673 0 Wisconsin 3,473 747 81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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