LM_HG210
Des Moines, Iowa                Thu, Jan 24, 2019               USDA Market News

EASTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT AFTERNOON HOG REPORT BASED ON STATE OF ORIGIN
PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Thursday, January 24, 2019
(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                                5,276      5,276      3,862      4,043
Other Market Formula (Futures/Options)   12,716     12,716     14,326     19,994
Swine or Pork Market Formula             38,375     38,375     41,902     37,305
Other Purchase Arrangement               36,366     36,366     36,443     35,926
Negotiated Formula                        1,769      1,769      1,166      1,159
Packer Sold (all purchase types)          2,239      2,239      2,475      4,101
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                   NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 4,081

Compared to Prior Day's closing weighted average (LM_HG207),  0.16 lower

Base Price Rng $50.00 - $52.19, Wtd Avg $51.91, 5 Day Rolling Avg $51.91
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               NEGOTIATED FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 325

*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): 4,406

*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

                             LOIN AREA/DEPTH (INCHES)

BF      4.0/ 1.4       5.0/ 1.7       6.0/ 2.0       7.0/ 2.3       8.0/ 2.7
0.4   53.00  55.74   54.50  56.83   55.50  57.93   54.00  59.03   54.00  60.49
0.5   50.00  55.74   53.00  56.83   55.00  57.93   54.00  59.03   54.00  60.49
0.6   50.00  54.70   53.00  55.79   54.50  56.89   55.00  57.98   54.00  59.44
0.7   50.00  53.65   50.00  54.75   53.00  55.84   53.50  56.94   54.00  58.40
0.8   49.00  52.61   50.00  53.70   52.00  54.80   52.00  55.90   53.50  57.36
0.9   49.00  51.56   50.00  52.66   50.00  53.76   52.00  54.85   52.00  56.31
1.0   47.00  50.52   49.00  51.62   49.00  52.71   51.00  53.81   52.00  55.27
1.1   46.00  49.22   47.00  50.31   49.00  51.50   49.00  52.50   51.00  54.50
1.2   44.00  47.65   45.00  48.75   47.00  51.00   47.00  52.00   49.00  53.00
1.4   39.00  42.50   41.96  46.00   42.00  47.00   44.15  51.00   45.00  52.00
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                           CARCASS WEIGHT DIFFERENTIALS

    145#   -32.00 -5.22          175#   -4.00  0.00          205#   -4.18  0.00
    155#   -19.00  0.00          185#   -1.00  0.00          215#   -4.18  0.00
    165#    -9.00  0.00          195#   -1.04  0.00          225#   -4.18  0.00
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                  MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED

5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog: 179.88 lb carcass, 0.58 inch back-fat,
6.81 square inch loin/2.27 inch loin depth, FFLI: 54.20%

Price Range $55.00 - $57.98
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          SWINE OR PORK MARKET FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 33,192

Base Price Range $51.18 - $65.26, Weighted Average $57.15
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                   NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (live basis, 240-320 lbs): 569

*Price not reported due to confidentiality* 5 Day Rolling Avg $41.71
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               NEGOTIATED FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (live basis, 240-320 lbs): 370

*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): 939

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

Delaware                 43               Illinois              23,466
Indiana              16,803               Kentucky               1,368
Maryland                110               Michigan               6,748
North Carolina       17,890               New York                 172
Ohio                 15,814               Pennsylvania           4,446
South Carolina          360               Tennessee              1,125
Wisconsin             2,155               West Virginia            340
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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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