Report Date: 3/1/2013
LM_HG201
Des Moines, Iowa Fri, Mar 01, 2013 USDA Market News
AMS will begin publishing the mandatory pork reports on a current day basis
beginning April 1, 2013. During the week of March 25-29, 2013, AMS will begin
the transition of moving the delay in publishing from one week to one day prior
to April 1. This transition plan can be found in the latest Notice to the
Trade at: www.ams.usda.gov/porkreports.
NATIONAL DAILY DIRECT HOG PRIOR DAY REPORT - SLAUGHTERED SWINE
Slaughter Data for Thursday, February 28, 2013
Barrows and Gilts (Live and Carcass Basis): 397,821
NEGOTIATED OTHER SWINE OTHER TOTALS/
MARKET OR PORK PURCHASE WTD AVG
FORMULA MARKET ARRGMENT
FORMULA
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Producer Sold:
HEAD COUNT 13,688 31,084 164,321 62,566 271,659
CARCASS BASE PRICE 74.58 81.98 76.39 81.73 78.24
AVERAGE NET PRICE 77.88 85.24 78.68 83.60 80.50
LOWEST NET LOT 63.32 74.04 67.41 63.57 68.91
HIGHEST NET LOT 89.14 94.76 86.62 96.93 92.19
AVERAGE LIVE WT 267.16 282.11 276.72 271.56 275.52
AVERAGE CARCASS WT 201.18 211.27 208.72 204.39 207.62
AVERAGE SORT LOSS -1.08 -1.56 -1.43 -0.64 -1.22
AVERAGE BACKFAT 0.69 0.70 0.70 0.69 0.70
AVERAGE LOIN DEPTH (LD) 2.42 2.70 2.68 2.42 2.59
LOINEYE AREA (LD Converted) 7.25 8.11 8.05 7.28 7.79
AVERAGE LEAN PERCENT 54.13 55.66 55.29 55.34 55.29
(Packer Buying Programs)
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Packer Sold: TOTALS/WTD AVG
All Purchase Types
HEAD COUNT 12,950
CARCASS BASE PRICE 75.61
AVERAGE NET PRICE 79.86
AVERAGE OF LOWEST NET LOTS 77.34
AVERAGE OF HIGHEST NET LOTS 82.71
AVERAGE LIVE WT 276.01
AVERAGE CARCASS WT 209.69
AVERAGE SORT LOSS -1.59
AVERAGE BACKFAT 0.65
AVERAGE LOIN DEPTH (LD) 2.63
LOINEYE AREA (LD Converted) 7.91
AVERAGE LEAN PERCENT 56.26
(Packer Buying Programs)
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Packer Owned: TOTALS/WTD AVG
HEAD COUNT 113,212
AVERAGE LIVE WT 279.18
AVERAGE CARCASS WT 211.29
AVERAGE BACKFAT 0.73
AVERAGE LOIN DEPTH (LD) 2.46
AVERAGE LEAN PERCENT 53.48
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA REPORTED:
Prior Slaughter Day's Average Market Hog based on reported slaughter data:
208.69 lbs carcass; BF 0.70; LD 2.57; LEA 7.71; FFLI 52.60%
CARCASS-BASED PURCHASES:
Wtd Avg Base $78.16
Wtd Avg Net Price $80.47
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SWINE SCHEDULED FOR DELIVERY TO PACKING PLANTS FOR SLAUGHTER
(Dates based on reporting days) Head Count
March 01, 2013 342,933
March 02, 2013 50,783
March 03, 2013 52,404
March 04, 2013 351,380
March 05, 2013 359,797
March 06, 2013 353,916
March 07, 2013 346,953
March 08, 2013 300,913
March 09, 2013 30,649
March 10, 2013 21,546
March 11, 2013 126,067
March 12, 2013 132,165
March 13, 2013 127,191
March 14, 2013 118,678
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Source: USDA Livestock and Grain Market News, Des Moines, IA
515-284-4460 email: desm.lgmn@usda.gov
24 Hour recorded market information 515-284-4830
www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews
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