LM_HG207
Des Moines, Iowa                Thu, Dec 13, 2018               USDA Market News

EASTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY HOG REPORT BASED ON STATE OF ORIGIN
PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Wednesday, December 12, 2018

                          CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE
                      BARROWS & GILTS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS

                                           Actual          Actual         Actual
                                        Prior Day        Week Ago       Year Ago
Producer Sold
  Negotiated                                3,283           4,734          7,053
  Other Market Formula (Futures/Options)   23,201          19,583         10,760
  Swine or Pork Market Formula             38,299          39,670         39,290
  Other Purchase Arrangement               34,391          33,534         33,433
  Negotiated Formula                        1,286           1,553            679
Packer Sold (all purchase types)              475             638            182
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                NEGOTIATED     OTHER      SWINE     OTHER  NEGOTIATED    TOTALS/
                              MARKET    OR PORK  PURCHASE     FORMULA    WTD AVG
                             FORMULA     MARKET  ARRGMENT
                           (FUT/OPT)**  FORMULA
Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis):

Producer Sold
  Head Count         2,835    21,486     33,213     33,100        495     91,129
  Base Price             *     59.69      51.68      62.43          *      55.58
Packer Sold
  Head Count                                                                 475
  Base Price                                                                   *
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                   NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 2,835

*Price not reported due to confidentiality* 5 Day Rolling Avg $47.95
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               NEGOTIATED FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 495

*Price not reported due to confidentiality* 5 Day Rolling Avg $--
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    COMBINED NEGOTIATED & NEGOTIATED FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 3,330

*Price not reported due to confidentiality* 5 Day Rolling Avg $--
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           EASTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT NEGOTIATED HOG PURCHASE MATRIX
           REPRESENTING INDIVIDUAL PACKER CARCASS MERIT BUYING PROGRAMS
      based on both Fat and Muscle Measurements for a 200 lb Carcass Basis

*Price not reported due to confidentiality*
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                           CARCASS WEIGHT DIFFERENTIALS

*Price not reported due to confidentiality*
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                  MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED

*Price not reported due to confidentiality*
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          SWINE OR PORK MARKET FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 33,688

Base Price Range $43.31 - $69.66, Weighted Average $51.71
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                   NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (live basis, 240-320 lbs): 431

Compared to Prior Day's closing weighted average (LM_HG207), 0.62 higher

Price Rng $34.23 - $40.00, Wtd Avg $39.18, 5 Day Rolling Avg $38.81
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               NEGOTIATED FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (live basis, 240-320 lbs): 791

*Price not reported due to confidentiality* 5 Day Rolling Avg $--
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    COMBINED NEGOTIATED & NEGOTIATED FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (live basis, 240-320 lbs): 1,222

*Price not reported due to confidentiality* 5 Day Rolling Avg $--
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN

Georgia                 180             Illinois              19,330
Indiana              30,717             Kentucky               1,291
Michigan              9,011             North Carolina        17,107
New York                166             Ohio                  15,054
Pennsylvania          4,851             South Carolina           180
Tennessee             1,919             Wisconsin              1,129
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*Price not reported due to confidentiality, for more information visit: 
www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/ConfidentialityGuidelines.pdf

*Base Price is the price from which no discounts are subtracted and no premiums
are added.

** Futures/Options

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
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