Livestock Mandatory 

Reporting

Swine
LMR Swine

• Packers that slaughter over 100,000 swine per year 

plant or a total of 200,000 combined sows/boars at 

multiple locations based on 5 year averages 

• Currently 42 plants, that are located in 19 different 

states and owned by 21 companies, are submitting 

live swine data 

• Currently covering around 97% of the industry

• 20 daily and 2 weekly reports are released

• 102 reports released every week
Staff and Data For LMR Swine

• LMR Swine reporting started in 2001

• Four Market Reporters carry out the live swine reporting:

 At 7:00 AM, 2 reporters cover prior day purchase data for 

barrows and gilts, 1 covers prior day purchase data for sows 

and boars, and 1 covers slaughter submissions

 At 10:00 and 2:00, all reporters cover 119A and 119B 

submissions 

• Reporters handle between 7,000 and 11,000 records per day 

and have technical processes in place that flag any data that 

falls outside of preset parameters, and this data is confirmed by 

reporters through direct calls with buyers and sellers.

• AMS generates, edits and publishes 102 LMR Swine reports 

each week covering around between 2.0 and 2.5 million head 

per week. 
LMR Swine Purchase Types

• Negotiated Purchase for both producer and packer sold 

(Types 1 & 5)

• Other Market Formula for both producer and packer sold 

(Types 2 & 6)

• Swine or Pork Market Formula for both producer and packer sold 

(Types 3 & 7)

• Other Purchase Agreement for both producer and packer sold 

(Types 4 & 8)

• Negotiated Formula for both producer and packer sold 

(Types 10 & 11)

• Packer Owned (Type 9)
Negotiated Purchases

(Types 1 & 5)

• A cash or spot market purchase by a packer of livestock from a 

producer under which the base price for the livestock is 

determined by seller-buyer interaction and agreement on a 

delivery day. Must be delivered within 14 days.

• Example: Producer delivers swine to packer and packer offers 

to pay a certain price. The producer agrees to the price and 

sells the swine. 
Other Market Formula 

(Types 2 & 6)

• A purchase of swine by a packer in which the pricing 

mechanism is a formula price based on one or more futures 

or option contracts.

• Example: Packer and producer agree to $3.00 over the price 

posted by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME).
Swine or Pork Market Formula

(Types 3 & 7)

• Purchase of swine by a packer in which the pricing mechanism 

is a formula price based on a market for swine, pork or a pork 

product, other than any formula purchase with a floor, 

window, or ceiling price, or a futures or options contract for 

swine, pork or pork product. 

• Example: Packer/producer negotiated price posted on prior 

day purchase report on day of delivery plus $2.00 for 2 

loads/week for next 3 months. 
Other Purchase Arrangement

(Types 4 & 8)

• A purchase of swine by a packer which is not a negotiated 

purchase, swine or pork market formula purchase, or other 

market formula purchase. (If it does not fit the other 

categories it goes here.)

• Example: Packer bases contract price from the cost of 

production as in: weekly average corn price + weekly 

average soybean meal price + plus yardage = final price.
Negotiated Formula

(Types 10 & 11)

• A purchase of swine by a packer which is similar to a 

negotiated purchase where there is interaction between a 

buyer and a seller to settle on a price but a formula is used 

as the basis. Must be delivered within 14 days.

• Example: Producer delivers swine to packer and packer 

offers to pay a certain formula price. The producer agrees 

to receive 1 cent over the IA/MN prior day price for this 

load.
Packer Owned

(Type 9)

• Swine that a packer, including a subsidiary or affiliate of a 

packer, for more than 14 days immediately before sale or 

slaughter; and sold for slaughter to another packer. 

• Example: Swine traded between two plants owned by the 

same company.
How Data is Submitted for LMR Swine

• LMR Swine Forms:

– LPS-118A, LPS-118B, & LPS-118C (Daily prior day purchases, 

daily prior day slaughter and 14 day slaughter estimate)

– LPS-119A & LPS-119B (Daily actual and estimated purchases 

for the morning and afternoon reports)

– LPS-120 (Weekly non-carcass merit premiums)
Items Reported on LPS-118C

• For purchases of barrows and gilts and sows and boars:

– Total number of swine purchased by purchase type

– The base price and weight for all swine purchased on a 

live weight basis

– State of origin of the swine
Items Reported on LPS-118C
• For total number of barrows and gilts slaughtered:

– The average net price

– The average carcass weight

– The average sort loss

– The average backfat

– The average loin depth

– The average lean percentage

– The total quantity slaughtered 

Items Reported on LPS-118B
Items Reported on LPS-118B
• Swine scheduled to be slaughtered in the next 14 days

Items Reported on LPS-118A

SWINE SCHEDULED FOR DELIVER

(Dates based on reporting days) Head Count

February 22, 2016 425,969

February 23, 2016 386,948

February 24, 2016 384,582

February 25, 2016 351,586

February 26, 2016 342,723

February 27, 2016 42,372

February 28, 2016 22,962

February 29, 2016 119,856

March 1, 2016 127,967

March 2, 2016 119,963

March 3, 2016 118,606

March 4, 2016 97,512

March 5, 2016 4,425

March 6, 2016 15,922
Items Reported on LPS-118A
Prior Day Purchase Data Reports

• Barrows and Gilt Reports (8:00 am):

• National Report – LM_HG200

• Iowa/Minnesota – LM_HG204

• Eastern Cornbelt – LM_HG207

• Western Cornbelt – LM_HG208

• Sow and Boar Reports (8:00 am):

• National Report – LM_HG230

• Iowa/Minnesota – LM_HG231

• Eastern Cornbelt – LM_HG232

• Western Cornbelt – LM_HG233

• Sow Price Comparison – LM_LS832
• Slaughter Reports (10:00 am):

• Daily Prior Day Slaughter – LM_HG201

• Daily Base Lean Hog Carcass Slaughter Cost – LM_HG213

• Average Net Price Distribution – LM_H215

Prior Day Slaughter Data Reports
Items Reported on LPS-119A

• For purchases of barrows and gilts and sows and boars:

– Estimates of purchases for the day by purchase type

– Actual purchases for the submission period by purchase 

type
Items Reported on LPS-119A
Items Reported on LPS-119B

• For purchases of barrows and gilts and sows and boars:

– Actual purchases for the submission period by purchase 

type 

– Average live weight, base price, head count, and state of 

origin 
Items Reported on LPS-119B
• Morning Reports (11:00 am):

• National Report – LM_HG202

• Iowa/Minnesota – LM_HG205

• Eastern Cornbelt – LM_HG209

• Western Cornbelt – LM_HG211

• Afternoon Reports (3:00 pm):

• National Report – LM_HG203

• Iowa/Minnesota – LM_HG206

• Eastern Cornbelt – LM_HG210

• Western Cornbelt – LM_HG212

Morning and Afternoon Purchase Data Reports
• Weekly Report (Monday Afternoon):

• Weekly National Direct Swine Report – LM_HG214

• Weekly Non-Carcass Merit Premium (LPS-120 Form) – LM_HG250

Weekly Reports
Contact Information

Jason Karwal 

Supervisory Market Reporter

USDA - AMS - Livestock, Poultry, & Grain Market News

515-284-4460

Jason.Karwal@ams.usda.gov

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