LM_HG210   ***This report will not be issued on DEC 24th and 25th***
Des Moines, Iowa                Fri, Dec 21, 2018               USDA Market News

EASTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT AFTERNOON HOG REPORT BASED ON STATE OF ORIGIN
PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Friday, December 21, 2018
(Includes information from 1:30 PM to 1:30 PM.)

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

                                      Estimated     Actual     Actual     Actual
                                          Today      Today   Week Ago   Year Ago
Producer Sold
Negotiated                                3,719      3,719      4,012      3,913
Other Market Formula (Futures/Options)   10,566     10,566     24,973      9,909
Swine or Pork Market Formula             46,384     46,384     42,424     34,464
Other Purchase Arrangement               42,716     42,716     38,007     35,039
Negotiated Formula                        1,852      1,852      1,956      1,451
Packer Sold (all purchase types)          2,355      2,355      3,575      2,698
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                   NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 2,650

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

Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 360

*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): 3,010

*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): 40,542

Base Price Range $44.17 - $67.06, Weighted Average $51.35
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                   NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

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

*Price not reported due to confidentiality* 5 Day Rolling Avg $38.29
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               NEGOTIATED FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (live basis, 240-320 lbs): 1,091

*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): 1,331

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

Georgia                 160               Illinois              22,716
Indiana              20,287               Kentucky               2,116
Michigan              8,263               North Carolina        17,263
Ohio                 21,121               Pennsylvania           4,408
South Carolina          900               Tennessee              2,414
Wisconsin               518
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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.

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
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