LM_HG233 Des Moines, Iowa Wed, Jun 19, 2013 USDA Market News WESTERN CONBELT DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Tuesday, June 18, 2013 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 3,230 2,907 3,157 Swine or Pork Market Formula 678 586 600 Packer Sold (all purchase types) 388 447 470 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,930 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 551 373 52.98-62.00 56.74 400-449 773 425 47.33-62.00 54.60 450-499 697 474 50.00-64.00 57.67 500-549 470 524 57.00-65.00 61.83 550/up 283 586 57.00-67.27 63.74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 568 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 1,719 Kansas 138 Minnesota 890 Missouri 821 Nebraska 607 South Dakota 121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 .