LM_HG233 Des Moines, Iowa Wed, Mar 20, 2019 USDA Market News WESTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Tuesday, March 19, 2019 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 4,080 4,241 3,341 Swine or Pork Market Formula 559 650 814 Negotiated Formula 21 Packer Sold (all purchase types) 462 442 374 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 3,623 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 782 371 28.75-45.75 39.47 400-449 809 427 26.00-46.50 38.31 450-499 769 474 32.00-50.50 43.30 500-549 792 525 33.44-52.25 46.94 550/up 459 593 44.00-51.50 47.19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 623 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 2,357 Kansas 191 Minnesota 866 Missouri 712 Nebraska 924 South Dakota 72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Price not reported due to confidentiality, For more information visit: www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/ConfidentialityGuidelines.pdf 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 0800C