LM_HG214 Des Moines, Iowa Mon, Nov 02, 2009 USDA Market News WEEKLY NATIONAL DIRECT SWINE REPORT For Week Ending Saturday, October 31, 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 116,225 5.47% 7.08% OTHER MARKET FORMULA 125,998 5.93% 6.67% SWINE OR PORK MARKET FORMULA 959,878 45.19% 43.73% OTHER PURCHASE ARRANGEMENT 248,519 11.70% 11.82% PACKER SOLD (ALL PURCHASE TYPES) 128,838 6.06% 5.74% PACKER OWNED 544,867 25.65% 24.97% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 100,963 53,944 74,242 25,390 Wtd Avg $51.35 $52.02 $52.02 $49.40 Other Market Formula (Carcass) Head Count 198,264 95,660 106,863 91,401 Wtd Avg $60.24 $61.78 $61.61 $58.64 Swine/Pork Market Formula (Carcass) Head Count 1,018,884 582,218 717,430 284,447 Wtd Avg $51.90 $51.80 $51.82 $52.10 Other Purchase Arrangement (Carcass) Head Count 313,338 169,709 172,074 123,757 Wtd Avg $59.28 $59.26 $59.27 $59.83 Negotiated (Live) Head Count 20,583 10,003 11,472 9,111 Wtd Avg $39.54 $39.09 $39.06 $40.15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 11,944 6,922 13,370 AVG LIVE WEIGHT 402.5 473.9 552.0 WTD AVG PRICE $29.12 $31.57 $34.09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 .