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Des Moines, Iowa                Fri, Dec 07, 2018               USDA Market News

WESTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED STATE OF ORIGIN
PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Thursday, December 6, 2018

                        CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE
                      SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS

                                           Actual          Actual         Actual
                                        Prior Day        Week Ago       Year Ago
Producer Sold
  Negotiated                                2,975           3,737          3,531
  Swine or Pork Market Formula                792             716            747
  Negotiated Formula
Packer Sold (all purchase types)              786             782          1,137
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                                      SOWS
                  NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,920

(Live Basis) Weight Range     Head Count     Avg Wgt     Price Range     Wtd Avg
             300-399               562         363       22.00-44.50       33.61
             400-449               647         426       23.00-45.25       33.90
             450-499               500         475       28.00-46.00       36.93
             500-549               623         525       29.89-49.86       42.06
             550/up                457         581       33.22-50.09       45.05
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BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 683
Price not reported due to confidentiality
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN

Iowa                 1,958             Minnesota                630
Missouri             1,141             Nebraska                 632
South Dakota           275
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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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