LM_HG214 Des Moines, Iowa Wed, Dec 26, 2018 USDA Market News WEEKLY NATIONAL DIRECT SWINE REPORT For Week Ending Saturday, December 22, 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 50,711 1.96% 2.17% OTHER MARKET FORMULA (FUTURES/OPTIONS) 253,359 9.78% 10.59% SWINE OR PORK MARKET FORMULA 829,319 32.02% 30.55% OTHER PURCHASE ARRANGEMENT 543,469 20.99% 22.32% NEGOTIATED FORMULA 9,543 0.37% 0.33% PACKER SOLD (ALL PURCHASE TYPES) 53,537 2.07% 2.28% PACKER OWNED 849,750 32.81% 31.75% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 39,743 20,872 22,206 17,072 Wtd Avg $45.29 $44.83 $44.73 $46.08 Other Market Formula (Futures/Options) (Carcass) Head Count 289,473 85,218 219,852 69,621 Wtd Avg $62.36 $58.08 $62.93 $60.55 Swine/Pork Market Formula (Carcass) Head Count 830,736 538,010 614,724 202,011 Wtd Avg $52.00 $52.44 $52.33 $51.38 Other Purchase Arrangement (Carcass) Head Count 544,742 303,590 357,400 185,552 Wtd Avg $60.91 $60.74 $60.49 $61.81 Negotiated Formula (Carcass) Head Count 2,583 2,583 Wtd Avg * * Negotiated Combined (Carcass) Head Count 42,326 20,872 22,206 19,655 Wtd Avg * * * * Negotiated (Live) Head Count 7,205 3,438 4,017 2,817 Wtd Avg $36.56 $36.84 $36.29 $37.69 Negotiated Formula (Live) Head Count 7,274 2,486 2,486 4,646 Wtd Avg * * * * Negotiated Combined (Live) Head Count 14,479 5,924 6,503 7,463 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 6,365 371 32.35 2,255 372 32.89 3,744 372 32.23 1,937 369 32.35 400-449 6,287 426 32.57 2,647 425 32.23 4,042 426 31.90 1,351 424 33.72 450-499 7,484 474 37.01 2,441 474 36.58 3,413 474 36.16 2,933 472 37.77 500-549 9,807 523 40.89 2,093 524 41.36 3,032 524 40.41 4,649 523 40.81 550/up 4,255 586 41.58 1,130 586 41.99 1,644 587 41.58 995 585 43.61 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STATE OF ORIGIN B & G SOW BOAR B & G SOW BOAR Arkansas 729 841 0 California 548 0 0 Canada 1,410 7,590 781 Colorado 320 0 0 Georgia 880 63 0 Iowa 695,254 8,456 2,173 Illinois 132,189 6,185 31 Indiana 116,027 1,582 3 Kansas 13,987 196 0 Kentucky 10,299 13 0 Maryland 164 0 0 Michigan 46,639 1,174 0 Minnesota 268,433 4,669 294 Missouri 15,512 2,929 559 Mississippi 552 286 0 Montana 4,335 0 0 N Carolina 100,725 3,781 0 N Dakota 1,348 0 0 Nebraska 101,296 5,038 422 New York 842 0 0 Ohio 84,293 1,218 0 Oklahoma 13,661 2,254 445 Pennsylvania 22,931 728 1 S Carolina 2,160 459 0 S Dakota 159,560 1,152 663 Tennessee 8,620 0 0 Texas 0 251 0 Utah 2,466 0 0 Virginia 0 266 0 Wisconsin 4,375 364 90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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