LM_HG231 Des Moines, Iowa Thu, Feb 09, 2012 USDA Market News IOWA/MINNESOTA DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED ON STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Wednesday, February 8, 2012 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 2,243 2,162 2,754 Swine or Pork Market Formula 578 407 387 Packer Sold (all purchase types) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 1,676 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 195 364 48.00-58.50 55.19 400-449 478 431 49.00-59.43 56.32 450-499 497 473 48.79-62.74 57.27 500-549 289 526 55.50-63.49 61.29 550/up 159 577 55.50-61.50 60.50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 567 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 2,197 Minnesota 646 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 0800C .