LM_HG214 Des Moines, Iowa Mon, Nov 23, 2009 USDA Market News WEEKLY NATIONAL DIRECT SWINE REPORT For Week Ending Saturday, November 21, 2009 WEEKLY VOLUME and PERCENTAGES OF BARROWS & GILTS BY PURCHASE STYPE FROM PRIOR DAY SLAUGHTERED SWINE REPORTS (Live and Carcass Basis) YTD PRODUCER SOLD: Head Count Percent Percent NEGOTIATED 127,300 5.97% 6.99% OTHER MARKET FORMULA 154,693 7.25% 6.67% SWINE OR PORK MARKET FORMULA 921,187 43.20% 43.70% OTHER PURCHASE ARRANGEMENT 257,233 12.06% 11.82% PACKER SOLD (ALL PURCHASE TYPES) 121,069 5.68% 5.76% PACKER OWNED 550,778 25.83% 25.06% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 99,316 48,577 68,813 28,726 Wtd Avg $51.08 $51.15 $51.29 $50.60 Other Market Formula (Carcass) Head Count 194,712 104,062 118,407 75,819 Wtd Avg $59.12 $59.55 $59.69 $58.18 Swine/Pork Market Formula (Carcass) Head Count 951,052 538,187 674,563 258,481 Wtd Avg $52.07 $51.93 $51.90 $52.50 Other Purchase Arrangement (Carcass) Head Count 277,716 163,098 165,108 94,134 Wtd Avg $59.58 $58.81 $58.81 $61.94 Negotiated (Live) Head Count 19,194 6,408 8,022 11,172 Wtd Avg $39.48 $38.04 $38.18 $40.42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WEEKLY VOLUME & WEIGHTED AVERAGE PRICES OF NEGOTIATED SOWS FROM NATIONAL PRIOR DAY PURCHASED SWINE REPORTS LIVE WEIGHT RANGES: 300-449 450-499 500-Up HEAD COUNT 12,323 5,980 15,558 AVG LIVE WEIGHT 399.3 474.3 551.8 WTD AVG PRICE $40.52 $43.09 $45.90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: USDA Market News Service, Des Moines, IA 515-284-4460 email: desm.lgmn@usda.gov 24 Hour recorded market information 515-284-4830 www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews 1200C .