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Report Date: 3/22/2013

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Des Moines, Iowa               Fri, Mar 22, 2013                USDA Market News

NATIONAL DAILY DIRECT HOG PRIOR DAY REPORT - SLAUGHTERED SWINE
Slaughter Data for Thursday, March 21, 2013

Barrows and Gilts (Live and Carcass Basis): 384,708

                             NEGOTIATED     OTHER     SWINE     OTHER    TOTALS/
                                           MARKET   OR PORK  PURCHASE    WTD AVG
                                          FORMULA    MARKET  ARRGMENT
                                                    FORMULA
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Producer Sold:

HEAD COUNT                       10,016    27,547   159,267    57,876    254,706
CARCASS BASE PRICE                70.04     79.48     72.57     78.88      74.77
AVERAGE NET PRICE                 74.80     82.78     74.98     80.73      77.17
LOWEST NET LOT                    62.51     73.02     61.96     67.98      69.22
HIGHEST NET LOT                   79.88     92.93     84.95     97.84      85.86
AVERAGE LIVE WT                  262.58    283.30    275.94    270.31     274.83
AVERAGE CARCASS WT               198.15    212.77    208.37    203.33     207.29
AVERAGE SORT LOSS                 -1.40     -1.70     -1.41     -0.66      -1.24
AVERAGE BACKFAT                    0.72      0.69      0.69      0.70       0.69
AVERAGE LOIN DEPTH (LD)            2.33      2.69      2.67      2.41       2.59
LOINEYE AREA (LD Converted)        6.98      8.08      8.02      7.24       7.77
AVERAGE LEAN PERCENT              53.81     55.74     55.40     55.32      55.36
(Packer Buying Programs)
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Packer Sold:                 TOTALS/WTD AVG
                           All Purchase Types
HEAD COUNT                       17,671
CARCASS BASE PRICE                73.16
AVERAGE NET PRICE                 76.82
AVERAGE OF LOWEST NET LOTS        73.28
AVERAGE OF HIGHEST NET LOTS       78.07
AVERAGE LIVE WT                  268.12
AVERAGE CARCASS WT               203.53
AVERAGE SORT LOSS                 -1.34
AVERAGE BACKFAT                    0.65
AVERAGE LOIN DEPTH (LD)            2.59
LOINEYE AREA (LD Converted)        7.79
AVERAGE LEAN PERCENT              56.00
(Packer Buying Programs)
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Packer Owned:                TOTALS/WTD AVG

HEAD COUNT                      112,331
AVERAGE LIVE WT                  278.88
AVERAGE CARCASS WT               210.85
AVERAGE BACKFAT                    0.70
AVERAGE LOIN DEPTH (LD)            2.43
AVERAGE LEAN PERCENT              53.69
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                MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA REPORTED:
Prior Slaughter Day's Average Market Hog based on reported slaughter data:
208.17 lbs carcass;  BF 0.69;  LD 2.55;  LEA 7.67;  FFLI  52.80%

                          CARCASS-BASED PURCHASES:
                    Wtd Avg Base             $74.68
                    Wtd Avg Net Price        $77.15
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SWINE SCHEDULED FOR DELIVERY TO PACKING PLANTS FOR SLAUGHTER

(Dates based on reporting days)     Head Count
   March 22, 2013                     354,166
   March 23, 2013                      36,724
   March 24, 2013                      47,696
   March 25, 2013                     314,445
   March 26, 2013                     319,704
   March 27, 2013                     306,187
   March 28, 2013                     302,004
   March 29, 2013                     238,239
   March 30, 2013                      40,748
   March 31, 2013                      16,611
   April 01, 2013                     126,777
   April 02, 2013                     141,144
   April 03, 2013                     141,991
   April 04, 2013                     137,334
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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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