LM_HG231 Des Moines, Iowa Fri, May 24, 2013 USDA Market News IOWA/MINNESOTA DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED ON 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 2,670 2,849 2,764 Swine or Pork Market Formula 369 236 318 Packer Sold (all purchase types) 22 90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 1,870 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 426 371 42.87-66.50 56.03 400-449 427 425 40.00-67.50 56.01 450-499 400 475 57.00-71.00 62.79 500-549 281 524 56.00-72.00 63.83 550/up 262 589 57.00-73.00 64.38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 800 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 2,333 Minnesota 728 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 .