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Report Date: 3/29/2013

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Des Moines, Iowa               Fri, Mar 29, 2013                USDA Market News

NATIONAL DAILY DIRECT HOG PRIOR DAY REPORT - SLAUGHTERED SWINE
Slaughter Data for Thursday, March 28, 2013

Barrows and Gilts (Live and Carcass Basis): 392,472

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

HEAD COUNT                       10,029    26,725   170,999    62,487    270,240
CARCASS BASE PRICE                73.40     79.51     73.22     79.22      75.28
AVERAGE NET PRICE                 74.34     82.94     75.63     81.08      77.58
LOWEST NET LOT                    58.91     72.19     60.77     67.59      68.78
HIGHEST NET LOT                   79.94     94.26     83.70     95.32      86.81
AVERAGE LIVE WT                  276.73    280.00    275.49    271.88     275.12
AVERAGE CARCASS WT               208.63    210.32    208.06    203.61     207.28
AVERAGE SORT LOSS                 -1.33     -1.50     -1.42     -0.64      -1.21
AVERAGE BACKFAT                    0.78      0.69      0.70      0.69       0.70
AVERAGE LOIN DEPTH (LD)            2.37      2.69      2.68      2.43       2.60
LOINEYE AREA (LD Converted)        7.12      8.08      8.06      7.30       7.81
AVERAGE LEAN PERCENT              53.27     55.63     55.40     55.43      55.37
(Packer Buying Programs)
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Packer Sold:                 TOTALS/WTD AVG
                           All Purchase Types
HEAD COUNT                       15,314
CARCASS BASE PRICE                72.79
AVERAGE NET PRICE                 77.63
AVERAGE OF LOWEST NET LOTS        73.72
AVERAGE OF HIGHEST NET LOTS       79.81
AVERAGE LIVE WT                  265.51
AVERAGE CARCASS WT               202.54
AVERAGE SORT LOSS                 -1.21
AVERAGE BACKFAT                    0.64
AVERAGE LOIN DEPTH (LD)            2.60
LOINEYE AREA (LD Converted)        7.79
AVERAGE LEAN PERCENT              56.06
(Packer Buying Programs)
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Packer Owned:                TOTALS/WTD AVG

HEAD COUNT                      106,918
AVERAGE LIVE WT                  280.34
AVERAGE CARCASS WT               212.45
AVERAGE BACKFAT                    0.71
AVERAGE LOIN DEPTH (LD)            2.51
AVERAGE LEAN PERCENT              53.89
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                MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA REPORTED:
Prior Slaughter Day's Average Market Hog based on reported slaughter data:
208.49 lbs carcass;  BF 0.70;  LD 2.58;  LEA 7.76;  FFLI  52.80%

                          CARCASS-BASED PURCHASES:
                    Wtd Avg Base             $75.18
                    Wtd Avg Net Price        $77.58
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SWINE SCHEDULED FOR DELIVERY TO PACKING PLANTS FOR SLAUGHTER

(Dates based on reporting days)     Head Count
   March 29, 2013                     339,662
   March 30, 2013                      55,687
   March 31, 2013                      24,836
   April 01, 2013                     225,940
   April 02, 2013                     302,644
   April 03, 2013                     287,385
   April 04, 2013                     294,831
   April 05, 2013                     257,277
   April 06, 2013                      46,862
   April 07, 2013                      24,972
   April 08, 2013                     124,931
   April 09, 2013                     128,696
   April 10, 2013                     129,814
   April 11, 2013                     120,533
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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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