LM_HG200
Des Moines, Iowa                Fri, Feb 06, 2009               USDA Market News
NATIONAL DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY HOG REPORT
PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Thursday, February 5, 2009
                          CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE
                      BARROWS & GILTS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS
                                           Actual          Actual         Actual
                                        Prior Day        Week Ago       Year Ago
Producer Sold
  Negotiated                               28,859          32,931         41,539
  Other Market Formula                      8,523           5,262         35,523
  Swine or Pork Market Formula            160,867         161,642        141,339
  Other Purchase Arrangement               28,749          23,769         28,889
Packer Sold (all purchase types)           26,193          26,417         20,548
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                       NEGOTIATED       OTHER       SWINE       OTHER    TOTALS/
                                       MARKET     OR PORK    PURCHASE    WTD AVG
                                      FORMULA      MARKET    ARRGMENT
                                                  FORMULA
Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis):
Producer Sold
  Head Count               25,853       8,523     154,368      28,749    217,493
  Base Price                54.24       66.73       55.55       61.07      56.56
Packer Sold
  Head Count                                                              18,890
  Base Price                                                               54.27
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                   NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)
Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 29,083
Compared to the prior day, base prices were 3.39 lower to 1.06 higher, mostly 
weak to 1.50 lower, with moderate activity and demand. Additonal buying 
firms showing interest in the market today.
Compared to Prior Day's closing weighted average (LM_HG200),  1.20 lower
Base Price Range $44.00 - $58.45, Weighted Average $54.65
Base Price is the price from which no discounts are
subtracted and no premiums are added.
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               NATIONAL DAILY DIRECT NEGOTIATED HOG PURCHASE MATRIX
                               185 lb Carcass Basis
                           (Defined by Muscle and Fat)
                             LOIN AREA/DEPTH (INCHES)
BACK-FAT      4.0/1.4       5.0/1.7       6.0/2.0       7.0/2.3       8.0/2.7
0.4         46.50 62.45   47.50 61.45   48.50 61.40   50.00 62.90   50.00 63.90
0.5         44.00 62.45   46.50 62.45   48.50 62.45   49.50 62.15   50.00 63.40
0.6         44.00 61.95   46.50 62.45   47.50 62.45   48.50 62.45   50.00 62.90
0.7         44.00 59.45   44.00 60.45   46.50 61.95   48.50 62.45   49.50 62.45
0.8         42.00 58.45   44.00 59.45   46.50 60.45   47.50 60.45   49.50 62.45
0.9         42.00 56.76   44.00 57.45   44.00 58.45   46.50 59.45   48.50 60.65
1.0         41.00 55.62   42.00 56.76   44.00 56.76   46.50 57.90   47.50 59.90
1.1         40.00 52.45   42.00 54.26   44.00 55.45   44.00 56.90   47.50 58.90
1.2         40.00 52.38   41.00 52.38   42.00 53.90   44.00 55.90   46.50 57.90
1.4         36.50 51.90   40.00 51.90   41.00 52.38   42.00 53.90   43.16 55.90
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                           CARCASS WEIGHT DIFFERENTIALS
    145#   -21.60 -1.04          175#   -3.25  0.00          205#   -4.15  0.00
    155#   -21.60  0.00          185#   -1.50  0.00          215#   -4.15  0.00
    165#    -8.10  0.00          195#   -1.04  0.00          225#   -5.25  0.00
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                  MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog: 201.70 lb carcass, 0.70 inch back-fat,
6.96 square inch loin/2.32 inch loin depth, FFLI: 52.08%
Price Range $48.50 - $62.45
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          SWINE OR PORK MARKET FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)
Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 168,613
Base Price Range $47.64 - $67.15, Weighted Average $55.33
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                   NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)
Barrows & Gilts (live basis, 240-300 lbs): 2,797
Compared to Prior Day's closing weighted average (LM_HG200), 0.62 lower
Price Range $35.31 - $45.28, Weighted Average $41.80
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Alabama               1,349             Canada                 1,983
Colorado              1,712             Delaware                  99
Georgia                 361             Iowa                  82,701
Illinois             20,430             Indiana               20,765
Kansas                2,822             Kentucky               1,922
Michigan              4,529             Minnesota             44,730
Missouri              3,878             Mississippi              974
Montana                  91             North Carolina        15,008
North Dakota            214             Nebraska              13,784
New York                539             Ohio                  10,322
Oklahoma              3,113             Pennsylvania           6,329
South Carolina          660             South Dakota           5,606
Tennessee             1,363             Texas                  2,618
Utah                  4,685             Virginia                 107
Wisconsin               720             Wyoming                  177
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Source:    USDA Market News Service, Des Moines, IA
           515-284-4460      email:  desm.lgmn@usda.gov
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