LM_HG232 Des Moines, Iowa Fri, Feb 10, 2012 USDA Market News EASTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Thursday, February 9, 2012 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 1,715 1,278 2,023 Swine or Pork Market Formula 503 429 378 Packer Sold (all purchase types) 695 911 596 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 1,896 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 286 372 52.35-58.50 57.39 400-449 325 423 45.99-58.50 53.71 450-499 440 481 56.00-59.13 58.27 500-549 608 521 58.39-61.25 59.47 550/up 103 576 59.40-61.50 60.92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Illinois 964 Indiana 315 Michigan 279 North Carolina 609 Ohio 263 Pennsylvania 206 South Carolina 185 Virginia 92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 .