LM_HG233 Des Moines, Iowa Thu, Apr 09, 2020 USDA Market News WESTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Wednesday, April 8, 2020 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 3,957 4,264 3,969 Swine or Pork Market Formula 872 1,057 963 Negotiated Formula Packer Sold (all purchase types) 493 638 659 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 3,399 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 789 371 22.00-47.00 35.47 400-449 786 424 21.00-47.50 32.52 450-499 646 475 27.00-48.00 38.09 500-549 500 524 30.08-48.50 41.43 550/up 517 586 37.00-53.09 46.37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 1,147 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 1,950 Kansas 64 Minnesota 1,680 Missouri 838 Nebraska 974 South Dakota 312 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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 .