LM_HG214 Des Moines, Iowa Mon, Jul 06, 2009 USDA Market News WEEKLY NATIONAL DIRECT SWINE REPORT For Week Ending Saturday, July 4, 2009 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 111,037 6.48% 7.51% OTHER MARKET FORMULA 120,390 7.03% 6.92% SWINE OR PORK MARKET FORMULA 776,422 45.33% 42.97% OTHER PURCHASE ARRANGEMENT 191,557 11.18% 11.89% PACKER SOLD (ALL PURCHASE TYPES) 99,099 5.79% 5.82% PACKER OWNED 414,444 24.19% 24.89% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 94,111 34,733 55,293 34,891 Wtd Avg $56.30 $57.67 $57.91 $54.37 Other Market Formula (Carcass) Head Count 88,677 57,408 61,354 27,323 Wtd Avg $64.07 $62.37 $62.86 $66.79 Swine/Pork Market Formula (Carcass) Head Count 824,387 482,641 593,877 213,086 Wtd Avg $56.18 $55.76 $55.93 $56.68 Other Purchase Arrangement (Carcass) Head Count 215,487 133,618 134,508 67,373 Wtd Avg $64.56 $64.81 $64.85 $64.66 Negotiated (Live) Head Count 14,931 5,681 7,884 6,977 Wtd Avg $43.88 $43.50 $44.12 $43.63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 10,246 4,918 10,221 AVG LIVE WEIGHT 406.2 474.2 551.1 WTD AVG PRICE $28.67 $31.97 $35.55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 .