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Des Moines, Iowa                 Mon, Feb 06, 2012              USDA Market News

WEEKLY NATIONAL DIRECT SWINE REPORT
For Week Ending Saturday, February 4, 2012

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                                 77,492          3.90%         3.88%
  OTHER MARKET FORMULA                      199,831         10.06%         9.80%
  SWINE OR PORK MARKET FORMULA              759,118         38.20%        39.23%
  OTHER PURCHASE ARRANGEMENT                286,088         14.40%        14.51%
PACKER SOLD (ALL PURCHASE TYPES)             89,916          4.52%         4.36%
PACKER OWNED                                574,683         28.92%        28.22%
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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                   54,309       24,572        30,833       21,861
     Wtd Avg                      $84.62       $87.09        $86.79       $81.68
Other Market Formula (Carcass)
     Head Count                  226,324      109,422       139,847       86,477
     Wtd Avg                      $85.74       $87.03        $86.85       $83.95
Swine/Pork Market Formula (Carcass)
     Head Count                  786,533      442,052       552,689      208,206
     Wtd Avg                      $85.43       $84.73        $84.99       $86.28
Other Purchase Arrangement (Carcass)
     Head Count                  279,321      199,337       199,507       78,089
     Wtd Avg                      $85.10       $85.88        $85.88       $83.01
Negotiated (Live)
     Head Count                   23,988       11,370        12,304       11,684
     Wtd Avg                      $66.89       $66.83        $66.67       $67.13
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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    7,101 368 55.90   1,912 370 56.45   3,581 368 55.44   1,911 371 57.34
400-449    5,972 426 54.48   2,880 424 55.53   3,738 425 54.64   1,029 427 55.00
450-499    7,023 474 57.10   2,111 473 57.92   3,230 473 57.16   2,438 475 58.34
500-549    6,540 523 60.17   1,500 523 60.48   3,160 524 60.68   1,691 522 59.89
550/up     2,984 587 60.92     770 588 60.92   1,420 588 61.14     619 586 60.34
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Source:    USDA Market News Service, Des Moines, IA
           515-284-4460      email:  desm.lgmn@usda.gov
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