Report Date: 3/18/2015
LM_HG201
Des Moines, Iowa Wed, Mar 18, 2015 USDA Market News
NATIONAL DAILY DIRECT HOG PRIOR DAY REPORT - SLAUGHTERED SWINE
Slaughter Data for Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Barrows and Gilts (Live and Carcass Basis): 401,477
NEGOTIATED OTHER SWINE OTHER TOTALS/
MARKET OR PORK PURCHASE WTD AVG
FORMULA MARKET ARRGMENT
FORMULA
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Producer Sold:
HEAD COUNT 8,992 40,664 170,628 50,125 270,409
CARCASS BASE PRICE 60.54 79.24 62.04 69.40 66.13
AVERAGE NET PRICE 62.82 81.38 63.95 71.09 67.95
LOWEST NET LOT 48.25 54.73 48.92 53.98 51.65
HIGHEST NET LOT 67.46 99.25 75.56 103.69 88.09
AVERAGE LIVE WT 266.40 286.86 281.37 277.25 280.94
AVERAGE CARCASS WT 197.14 218.49 213.22 207.97 212.58
AVERAGE SORT LOSS -1.06 -2.73 -1.84 -1.07 -1.80
AVERAGE BACKFAT 0.68 0.69 0.69 0.69 0.69
AVERAGE LOIN DEPTH (LD) 2.37 2.77 2.69 2.52 2.66
LOINEYE AREA (LD Converted) 7.12 8.32 8.10 7.56 7.99
AVERAGE LEAN PERCENT 54.37 55.80 55.62 55.38 55.57
(Packer Buying Programs)
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Packer Sold: TOTALS/WTD AVG
All Purchase Types
HEAD COUNT 14,801
CARCASS BASE PRICE 61.82
AVERAGE NET PRICE 64.52
AVERAGE OF LOWEST NET LOTS 59.61
AVERAGE OF HIGHEST NET LOTS 65.79
AVERAGE LIVE WT 265.03
AVERAGE CARCASS WT 204.59
AVERAGE SORT LOSS -1.61
AVERAGE BACKFAT 0.64
AVERAGE LOIN DEPTH (LD) 2.68
LOINEYE AREA (LD Converted) 8.05
AVERAGE LEAN PERCENT 56.49
(Packer Buying Programs)
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Packer Owned: TOTALS/WTD AVG
HEAD COUNT 116,267
AVERAGE LIVE WT 287.48
AVERAGE CARCASS WT 217.88
AVERAGE BACKFAT 0.69
AVERAGE LOIN DEPTH (LD) 2.46
AVERAGE LEAN PERCENT 53.70
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA REPORTED:
Prior Slaughter Day's Average Market Hog based on reported slaughter data:
213.81 lbs carcass; BF 0.69; LD 2.61; LEA 7.86; FFLI 52.90%
CARCASS-BASED PURCHASES:
Wtd Avg Base $65.95
Wtd Avg Net Price $67.77
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SWINE SCHEDULED FOR DELIVERY TO PACKING PLANTS FOR SLAUGHTER
(Dates based on reporting days) Head Count
March 18, 2015 409,435
March 19, 2015 380,644
March 20, 2015 327,969
March 21, 2015 79,070
March 22, 2015 41,829
March 23, 2015 211,249
March 24, 2015 196,196
March 25, 2015 193,808
March 26, 2015 183,622
March 27, 2015 155,239
March 28, 2015 4,080
March 29, 2015 20,825
March 30, 2015 121,951
March 31, 2015 120,067
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Source: USDA Livestock and Grain Market News, Des Moines, IA
515-284-4460 email: desm.lpgmn@usda.gov
24 Hour recorded market information 515-284-4830
www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews
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