LM_HG233 Des Moines, Iowa Thu, Feb 09, 2012 USDA Market News WESTERN CONBELT DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED 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 3,177 3,429 3,554 Swine or Pork Market Formula 607 644 802 Packer Sold (all purchase types) 641 491 176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,957 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 481 369 48.00-58.50 55.01 400-449 648 431 46.81-59.43 54.64 450-499 690 473 46.81-62.74 56.22 500-549 744 526 55.50-63.49 61.15 550/up 231 578 55.50-63.42 60.87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 625 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 2,197 Kansas 127 Minnesota 646 Missouri 1,093 Nebraska 349 South Dakota 35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 .