USDA Nat'l Weekly Direct Hog                       04/23 12:55
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Des Moines, Iowa                 Mon, Apr 22, 2019              USDA Market News

WEEKLY NATIONAL DIRECT SWINE REPORT
For Week Ending Saturday, April 20, 2019

WEEKLY VOLUME and PERCENTAGES OF BARROWS & GILTS BY PURCHASE TYPE
FROM PRIOR DAY SLAUGHTERED SWINE REPORTS (Live and Carcass Basis)
                                                                             YTD
PRODUCER SOLD:                           Head Count        Percent       Percent
NEGOTIATED                                   38,510          1.74%         1.85%
OTHER MARKET FORMULA (FUTURES/OPTIONS)      237,370         10.70%         9.87%
SWINE OR PORK MARKET FORMULA                611,776         27.58%        30.45%
OTHER PURCHASE ARRANGEMENT                  461,407         20.80%        20.71%
NEGOTIATED FORMULA                            4,905          0.22%         0.30%
PACKER SOLD (ALL PURCHASE TYPES)             94,089          4.24%         2.68%
PACKER OWNED                                770,248         34.72%        34.14%
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WEEKLY VOLUME & WEIGHTED AVERAGE PRICES OF BARROWS & GILTS
FROM PRIOR DAY PURCHASED SWINE REPORTS (Includes Packer Sold)

                                NATIONAL        IOWA        WESTERN      EASTERN
                                             MINNESOTA     CORNBELT     CORNBELT
Negotiated (Carcass)
     Head Count                   41,577       23,148        25,468       15,339
     Wtd Avg                      $77.77       $79.29        $78.94       $76.06
Other Market Formula (Futures/Options) (Carcass)
     Head Count                  263,556      144,851       188,283       75,273
     Wtd Avg                      $85.81       $85.19        $85.64       $86.21
Swine/Pork Market Formula (Carcass)
     Head Count                  630,537      415,111       471,807      148,843
     Wtd Avg                      $79.18       $78.85        $78.91       $79.92
Other Purchase Arrangement (Carcass)
     Head Count                  440,806      269,988       309,774      129,862
     Wtd Avg                      $78.61       $78.09        $78.70       $78.37
Negotiated Formula (Carcass)
     Head Count                      815                                     815
     Wtd Avg                           *                                       *
Negotiated Combined (Carcass)
     Head Count                   42,392       23,148        25,468       16,154
     Wtd Avg                           *            *             *            *
Negotiated (Live)
     Head Count                    4,393        1,828         2,225        1,813
     Wtd Avg                      $59.22       $61.14        $60.24       $59.58
Negotiated Formula (Live)
     Head Count                    4,082        1,841         1,841        1,963
     Wtd Avg                           *            *             *            *
Negotiated Combined (Live)
     Head Count                    8,475        3,669         4,066        3,776
     Wtd Avg                           *            *             *            *
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WEEKLY VOLUME & WEIGHTED AVERAGE PRICES OF NEGOTIATED SOWS
FROM PRIOR DAY PURCHASED SWINE REPORTS

              NATIONAL             IOWA            WESTERN           EASTERN
                                MINNESOTA         CORNBELT          CORNBELT

Weight   Head   Avg         Head   Avg        Head   Avg         Head  Avg
Range    Count  Wgt  Price  Count  Wgt Price  Count  Wgt Price   Count Wgt  
Price
300-399   4,707 371  47.49   1,990 373 47.91   3,329 372 47.05     955 368  
47.46
400-449   6,038 426  47.61   2,464 426 47.41   3,763 425 46.86   1,437 426  
48.96
450-499   6,944 474  52.77   2,084 475 52.19   2,914 475 51.77   2,713 472  
53.99
500-549   8,002 524  55.25   2,197 524 55.34   2,931 524 54.90   3,301 523  
55.75
550/up    4,254 588  55.87   1,096 589 56.97   1,802 589 56.51   1,207 589  
56.02
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                  B & G     SOW    BOAR                    B & G    SOW     BOAR
Arkansas               0    762       0 California           231      0        0
Canada             2,058  7,108   1,004 Colorado             320      0        0
Georgia              867    216       0 Iowa             624,583  7,572    2,362
Illinois          88,005  4,662       9 Indiana          120,557  1,259       29
Kansas            12,592    274       0 Kentucky           4,325     53        0
Massachusetts          0     71       0 Maryland             159      0        0
Michigan          36,892  1,259       0 Minnesota        242,702  3,754      418
Missouri          16,324  1,943     382 Mississippi            0     63        0
Montana            2,550      0       0 N Carolina        71,685  3,089        9
N Dakota             745      0       0 Nebraska          83,803  3,944      320
New York             339      0       0 Ohio              62,393    855        0
Oklahoma          10,352  1,634     352 Pennsylvania      17,897  1,020        7
S Carolina           720      0       0 S Dakota          44,822    739      238
Tennessee          2,448      0       0 Texas                  0    170        0
Utah               1,767      0       0 Virginia               0     80        0
Wisconsin          2,364    495     128
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* 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
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