LM_HG214 Des Moines, Iowa Mon, May 13, 2013 USDA Market News WEEKLY NATIONAL DIRECT SWINE REPORT For Week Ending Saturday, May 11, 2013 WEEKLY VOLUME and PERCENTAGES OF BARROWS & GILTS BY PURCHASE TYPE FROM PRIOR DAY SLAUGHTERED SWINE REPORTS (Live and Carcass Basis) YTD PRODUCER SOLD: Head Count Percent Percent NEGOTIATED 80,432 4.14% 3.50% OTHER MARKET FORMULA 112,580 5.79% 7.44% SWINE OR PORK MARKET FORMULA 804,660 41.39% 41.16% OTHER PURCHASE ARRANGEMENT 295,590 15.21% 15.40% PACKER SOLD (ALL PURCHASE TYPES) 77,016 3.96% 4.25% PACKER OWNED 573,678 29.51% 28.25% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WEEKLY VOLUME & WEIGHTED AVERAGE PRICES OF BARROWS & GILTS FROM PRIOR DAY PURCHASED SWINE REPORTS (Includes Packer Sold) NATIONAL IOWA WESTERN EASTERN MINNESOTA CORNBELT CORNBELT Negotiated (Carcass) Head Count 45,651 24,996 27,276 18,338 Wtd Avg $88.67 $89.62 $89.33 $87.69 Other Market Formula (Carcass) Head Count 96,279 61,184 68,121 28,158 Wtd Avg $88.36 $86.62 $87.57 $90.28 Swine/Pork Market Formula (Carcass) Head Count 820,129 470,920 585,646 212,730 Wtd Avg $88.63 $88.22 $88.31 $89.24 Other Purchase Arrangement (Carcass) Head Count 291,075 205,991 205,991 84,455 Wtd Avg $91.05 $90.80 $90.80 $91.66 Negotiated (Live) Head Count 18,378 8,110 9,306 9,072 Wtd Avg $68.62 $67.96 $67.69 $69.58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WEEKLY VOLUME & WEIGHTED AVERAGE PRICES OF NEGOTIATED SOWS FROM PRIOR DAY PURCHASED SWINE REPORTS NATIONAL IOWA WESTERN EASTERN MINNESOTA CORNBELT CORNBELT Weight Head Avg Head Avg Head Avg Head Avg Range Count Wgt Price Count Wgt Price Count Wgt Price Count Wgt Price 300-399 6,459 369 48.61 1,325 369 49.32 3,829 367 48.14 1,562 374 49.18 400-449 6,745 426 47.78 2,666 425 49.02 4,158 425 47.73 1,522 427 48.66 450-499 6,342 474 50.62 1,587 476 52.02 2,811 475 51.09 2,266 473 51.52 500-549 6,576 523 53.58 1,743 523 54.60 2,857 524 54.28 2,693 523 53.16 550/up 2,254 585 55.20 849 588 55.18 1,413 586 55.30 481 583 55.23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STATE OF ORIGIN B & G SOW BOAR B & G SOW BOAR Alabama 894 0 0 Arkansas 0 1,795 0 Arizona 477 0 0 Canada 1,782 4,530 190 Colorado 3,461 0 0 Georgia 4 90 0 Iowa 53,725 7,574 3,310 Illinois 91,139 4,347 116 Indiana 61,189 1,465 0 Kansas 20,291 170 0 Kentucky 11,723 0 0 Maryland 249 0 0 Michigan 36,770 1,519 0 Minnesota 29,123 3,321 223 Missouri 13,412 4,459 60 Mississippi 420 302 0 Montana 2,890 0 0 N Carolina 65,390 3,483 22 N Dakota 1,115 0 0 Nebraska 74,707 3,020 130 New York 1,259 0 0 Ohio 66,019 948 0 Oklahoma 12,571 3,204 52 Pennsylvania 14,557 764 0 S Carolina 1,963 753 0 S Dakota 26,386 1,177 9 Tennessee 5,787 0 0 Texas 7,113 0 0 Utah 24,833 0 0 Virginia 14 439 0 Wisconsin 4,256 222 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1200C