LM_HG214 Des Moines, Iowa Mon, Apr 29, 2019 USDA Market News WEEKLY NATIONAL DIRECT SWINE REPORT For Week Ending Saturday, April 27, 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 32,942 1.52% 1.83% OTHER MARKET FORMULA (FUTURES/OPTIONS) 236,879 10.96% 9.93% SWINE OR PORK MARKET FORMULA 588,094 27.21% 30.27% OTHER PURCHASE ARRANGEMENT 451,242 20.88% 20.72% NEGOTIATED FORMULA 3,910 0.18% 0.30% PACKER SOLD (ALL PURCHASE TYPES) 85,989 3.98% 2.75% PACKER OWNED 761,940 35.26% 34.20% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 39,958 19,262 21,198 18,318 Wtd Avg $80.44 $81.83 $81.40 $79.40 Other Market Formula (Futures/Options) (Carcass) Head Count 335,735 168,490 209,643 126,092 Wtd Avg $88.63 $87.41 $87.53 $90.45 Swine/Pork Market Formula (Carcass) Head Count 642,907 408,751 469,324 162,129 Wtd Avg $81.50 $80.92 $81.02 $82.79 Other Purchase Arrangement (Carcass) Head Count 466,550 280,772 324,913 140,517 Wtd Avg $79.74 $79.00 $79.68 $79.84 Negotiated Formula (Carcass) Head Count 1,155 320 320 835 Wtd Avg * * * * Negotiated Combined (Carcass) Head Count 41,113 19,582 21,518 19,153 Wtd Avg * * * * Negotiated (Live) Head Count 4,819 2,103 2,416 2,171 Wtd Avg $61.96 $62.93 $62.38 $62.31 Negotiated Formula (Live) Head Count 2,844 1,164 1,164 1,546 Wtd Avg * * * * Negotiated Combined (Live) Head Count 7,663 3,267 3,580 3,717 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 4,880 373 51.67 2,411 373 52.77 3,540 373 51.83 960 370 50.85 400-449 6,829 426 52.59 2,903 426 52.55 4,328 425 52.03 1,654 427 54.08 450-499 8,384 475 56.72 2,920 475 56.47 4,186 475 55.99 2,343 474 57.50 500-549 8,878 524 59.52 2,951 524 59.70 3,974 524 59.49 3,326 523 60.33 550/up 4,886 588 59.87 1,488 586 60.57 2,277 587 60.40 1,168 592 60.07 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STATE OF ORIGIN B & G SOW BOAR B & G SOW BOAR Arkansas 115 686 0 Canada 1,442 7,549 447 Colorado 0 85 0 Delaware 45 0 0 Georgia 1,416 35 0 Iowa 650,118 9,460 2,004 Illinois 86,453 5,174 4 Indiana 98,855 1,173 15 Kansas 12,813 297 0 Kentucky 3,379 0 0 Maryland 160 0 0 Michigan 44,302 954 0 Minnesota 240,089 5,723 669 Missouri 15,620 3,051 569 Mississippi 962 187 0 Montana 2,132 0 0 N Carolina 74,709 1,842 0 N Dakota 938 0 0 Nebraska 84,191 4,263 372 New York 345 0 0 Ohio 71,543 1,438 0 Oklahoma 11,748 1,634 430 Pennsylvania 17,699 879 9 S Carolina 720 0 0 S Dakota 50,076 993 388 Tennessee 82,348 0 0 Texas 0 166 0 Utah 1,109 0 0 Virginia 130 80 0 Wisconsin 3,367 728 127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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