LM_HG203
Des Moines, Iowa                Wed, Dec 26, 2018               USDA Market News

NATIONAL DAILY DIRECT AFTERNOON HOG REPORT
PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Wednesday, December 26, 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                                8,542      8,542      6,411     13,014
Other Market Formula (Futures/Options)   40,829     40,829     31,637     41,472
Swine or Pork Market Formula             98,364     98,364    145,578    142,306
Other Purchase Arrangement               58,632     58,632     69,701     86,282
Negotiated Formula                        1,287      1,287      1,872      1,052
Packer Sold (all purchase types)          7,933      7,933      8,302     11,781
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                   NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 7,952

Compared to Prior Day's closing weighted average (LM_HG200),  0.44 higher

Base Price Rng $40.00 - $45.00, Wtd Avg $44.53, 5 Day Rolling Avg $44.45
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               NEGOTIATED FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 0                     5 Day Rolling Avg $--
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        COMBINED NEGOTIATED & NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 7,952

*Price not reported due to confidentiality* 5 Day Rolling Avg $--
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               NATIONAL 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   43.00  47.77   44.50  48.71   45.50  49.65   46.50  50.59   47.00  51.84
0.5   40.00  47.77   43.00  48.71   45.50  49.65   46.00  50.59   47.00  51.84
0.6   40.00  46.88   43.00  47.82   44.50  48.76   45.50  49.70   46.50  50.95
0.7   40.00  45.98   40.00  46.92   43.00  47.86   45.00  48.80   46.00  50.05
0.8   39.00  45.09   40.00  46.03   43.00  46.97   43.50  47.91   45.00  49.16
0.9   39.00  44.19   40.00  45.13   40.00  46.07   43.00  47.01   43.50  48.26
1.0   37.00  43.30   39.00  44.24   40.00  45.18   42.50  46.12   43.50  47.37
1.1   36.00  42.18   38.50  43.12   40.00  44.06   40.00  45.00   42.50  46.25
1.2   36.00  40.84   36.50  41.78   38.50  42.72   38.50  43.66   40.50  44.91
1.4   30.50  35.02   33.50  36.00   33.50  37.00   36.50  39.00   36.50  40.00
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                           CARCASS WEIGHT DIFFERENTIALS

    145#   -30.00 -4.47          175#   -3.00  1.00          205#   -3.58  3.00
    155#   -30.00  0.00          185#   -0.25  1.50          215#   -3.58  3.00
    165#   -15.00  0.00          195#   -0.89  3.00          225#   -3.58  1.00
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                  MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED

5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog: 200.95 lb carcass, 0.70 inch back-fat,
7.02 square inch loin/2.34 inch loin depth, FFLI: 52.12%

Price Range $45.00 - $48.80
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          SWINE OR PORK MARKET FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 97,926

Base Price Range $41.51 - $66.33, Weighted Average $49.66
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                   NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (live basis, 240-320 lbs): 329

Compared to Prior Day's closing weighted average (LM_HG200), 1.47 lower

Price Rng $32.70 - $37.00, Wtd Avg $34.22, 5 Day Rolling Avg $35.86
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               NEGOTIATED FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (live basis, 240-320 lbs): 1,277

*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): 1,606

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

Colorado                160               Georgia                  360
Iowa                 65,136               Illinois              14,649
Indiana              18,359               Kansas                 1,731
Kentucky              1,474               Michigan               6,293
Minnesota            31,390               Missouri               2,270
Montana                 863               North Carolina        30,526
Nebraska             18,469               Ohio                  11,868
Oklahoma                300               Pennsylvania           3,413
South Carolina          360               South Dakota           6,212
Tennessee             1,594               Wisconsin                160
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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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