LM_HG232 Des Moines, Iowa Fri, May 24, 2013 USDA Market News EASTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Thursday, May 23, 2013 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 2,562 1,532 1,356 Swine or Pork Market Formula 392 531 583 Packer Sold (all purchase types) 714 859 880 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,792 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 429 373 47.99-66.50 60.10 400-449 608 426 47.92-67.50 56.25 450-499 705 476 53.97-71.00 62.49 500-549 676 522 58.64-72.00 61.91 550/up 150 580 62.41-73.00 66.81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 44 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Georgia 88 Illinois 973 Indiana 365 Michigan 585 Mississippi 59 North Carolina 833 Ohio 313 Pennsylvania 88 South Carolina 228 Virginia 173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 .