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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEGOTIATED FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 0 5 Day Rolling Avg $-- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMBINED NEGOTIATED & NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 7,952 *Price not reported due to confidentiality* 5 Day Rolling Avg $-- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 $-- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 $-- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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 1500C .