LM_HG231 Des Moines, Iowa Tue, May 21, 2013 USDA Market News IOWA/MINNESOTA DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW & BOAR REPORT BASED ON STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Monday, May 20, 2013 CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Actual Actual Actual Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago Producer Sold Negotiated 1,903 2,872 2,174 Swine or Pork Market Formula 599 728 855 Packer Sold (all purchase types) 122 215 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 1,528 (Live Basis) Weight Range Head Count Avg Wgt Price Range Wtd Avg 300-399 355 378 40.92-57.04 52.47 400-449 449 428 48.00-62.28 55.78 450-499 400 477 48.00-61.50 57.71 500-549 224 523 55.00-62.50 59.67 550/up 100 593 55.00-63.50 61.04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOARS (Live and Carcass Basis): 401 Price not reported due to confidentiality -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN Iowa 2,207 Minnesota 417 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 .