LM_HG203
Des Moines, Iowa                Mon, Nov 26, 2018               USDA Market News

NATIONAL DAILY DIRECT AFTERNOON HOG REPORT
PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Monday, November 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                                7,541      7,541     10,748      9,635
Other Market Formula (Futures/Options)   59,855     59,855    108,486     36,444
Swine or Pork Market Formula            197,564    197,564    179,642    207,510
Other Purchase Arrangement              241,554    241,554    208,336    193,953
Negotiated Formula                        1,940      1,940        527      2,581
Packer Sold (all purchase types)         18,387     18,387     13,201     17,304
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 6,294

Compared to Prior Day's closing weighted average (LM_HG200),  0.22 lower

Base Price Rng $45.00 - $51.41, Wtd Avg $50.19, 5 Day Rolling Avg $50.65
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               NEGOTIATED FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 1,940

*Price not reported due to confidentiality* 5 Day Rolling Avg $53.22
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        COMBINED NEGOTIATED & NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 8,234

*Price not reported due to confidentiality* 5 Day Rolling Avg $50.83
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               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   48.00  54.91   49.50  55.99   50.50  57.07   51.50  58.14   52.00  59.58
0.5   45.00  54.91   48.00  55.99   50.50  57.07   51.00  58.14   52.00  59.58
0.6   45.00  53.88   48.00  54.96   49.50  56.04   50.50  57.12   51.50  58.56
0.7   45.00  52.85   45.00  53.93   48.00  55.01   50.50  56.09   51.00  57.53
0.8   44.00  51.82   45.00  52.90   48.00  53.98   49.50  55.06   51.00  56.50
0.9   44.00  50.79   45.00  51.87   45.00  52.95   48.00  54.03   50.50  55.47
1.0   42.00  49.76   44.00  50.84   45.00  51.92   48.00  53.00   49.50  54.44
1.1   41.00  48.48   44.00  49.56   45.00  50.64   45.00  51.72   49.50  53.16
1.2   41.00  46.94   42.00  48.02   44.00  49.10   45.00  50.18   48.00  51.62
1.4   37.50  40.50   41.00  44.49   42.00  45.00   43.49  47.00   44.93  48.49
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                           CARCASS WEIGHT DIFFERENTIALS

    145#   -30.00 -5.14          175#   -1.75  1.00          205#   -4.11  3.00
    155#   -30.00  0.00          185#   -0.25  1.50          215#   -4.11  3.00
    165#   -15.00  0.00          195#   -1.03  3.00          225#   -4.11  1.00
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED

5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog: 197.88 lb carcass, 0.63 inch back-fat,
7.24 square inch loin/2.41 inch loin depth, FFLI: 53.38%

Price Range $50.50 - $57.12
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          SWINE OR PORK MARKET FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 195,412

Base Price Range $48.17 - $63.58, Weighted Average $55.42
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (live basis, 240-320 lbs): 987

Compared to Prior Day's closing weighted average (LM_HG200), 0.47 lower

Price Rng $38.00 - $41.00, Wtd Avg $39.69, 5 Day Rolling Avg $40.18
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               NEGOTIATED FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (live basis, 240-320 lbs): 0           5 Day Rolling Avg $--
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    COMBINED NEGOTIATED & NEGOTIATED FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (live basis, 240-320 lbs): 987

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

Alabama                 346               Georgia                  500
Iowa                267,071               Illinois              37,888
Indiana              30,593               Kansas                 4,294
Kentucky              3,647               Michigan               6,680
Minnesota            73,888               Missouri               5,081
Montana                 821               North Carolina        23,753
North Dakota            200               Nebraska              24,787
Ohio                 20,716               Oklahoma               5,968
Pennsylvania          3,774               South Dakota          12,920
Tennessee             3,089               Wisconsin                825
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*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



.