LMR Swine and Pork 

Reporting Update

Taylor Cox & Lakisha Aller
 Background 

 Stakeholder Meetings

 Tasks and Status

 Questions
Background

The Agriculture Reauthorization Act of 2015 directed 

USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to 

complete a study on the Livestock Mandatory 

Reporting (LMR) Program in consultation with industry 

to analyze marketing practices; identify legislative or 

regulatory recommendations; analyze USDA’s price 

and supply information reporting services; and address 

any other issues that the Secretary of Agriculture 

considers appropriate. 
Background

 Baseline Study

• https://www.ams.usda.gov/reports/overview-lmrbaseline-study

 Stakeholder Meetings

• https://www.ams.usda.gov/rulesregulations/mmr/lmr/stakeholder-meetings

 2018 Report to Congress
Stakeholder Meetings

 Purpose

 November 2016 and March 2017

 Requests and Action Items
Tasks and Status

 Combined and Individual Tasks

 Task Classifications

• Implement (I)

• Evaluate (E)

• Reauthorization (R)
Swine and Pork Tasks

 General Reporting Guidance (I)

• Status: Completed

 Side by Side Comparisons (I)

• Status: Completed
Swine and Pork Tasks (cont.)

 Compliance Procedures and Cutout Overview 

Documents (I)

• Status: Completed
Swine and Pork Tasks (cont.)

 Sow and Boar Reporting (E)

• Status: Completed

• Feedback:

• More regulation of sow quality
Swine Tasks

 Email Inquiries (I)

• Status: Completed

• LPS-LMRHogs@ams.usda.gov
Swine Tasks (cont.)

 Purchase Type Reporting Guidance (I)

 Swine Purchases Based on the CME Lean Hog 

Index (I)

• Status: In Progress

• Effective July 3, 2017

Swine Tasks (cont.)

 Purchase Type Reporting Guidance (I)

 Formula Purchase where the Base Price is Known 

(I)

• Status: In Progress

• Effective July 3, 2017

Swine Tasks (cont.)

 Attribute Reporting (E)

• Status: Completed



Swine Tasks (cont.)

 Swine or Pork Market Formula Percentage Survey 

(E)

• Status: On Hold

Swine Tasks (cont.)

 Packer Sold and Producer Sold Query

• Status: In Progress




Pork Tasks

 Release of Weekly Pork Reports on Fridays (E)

 National Weekly Negotiated Pork Reports 

• Status: Completed

• Effective July 7, 2017

 National Weekly Formula Pork Reports

• Status: In Progress
Pork Tasks (cont.)

 Regular Updates of Yields, Product Codes, and IMPS 

Codes (I)

• Status: In Progress

• May 12, 2017 - Request Letters Sent

• August 1, 2017 – Data Due Back

• January 8, 2018 – Application to Reports
Pork Tasks (cont.)

 Regular Review of Pork Reporting (E)

 St. Louis Ribs (E)

• Status: Completed

• By Weight: 2.75# and down; 2.75# and up

• By Piece Count

Pork Tasks (cont.)

 Regular Review of Pork Reporting (E) – St. Louis 

Ribs – Conclusion

• Cannot break into weight categories, but it can 

report by piece count (1 piece and 2-4 piece)

• 1 piece passes confidentiality, however only fresh 

negotiated 2-4 piece passes confidentiality

• Lose about 38 million pounds (952 loads or 36%)
Pork Tasks (cont.)

 Regular Review of Pork Reporting (E)

 14-16# and 16-18# Skin-On Bellies (E)

• Status: Completed

• 4 Cuts Influence Belly Primal

Composition of Belly Primal
Pork Tasks (cont.)

 Regular Review of Pork Reporting (E) – 14-16# and 

16-18# Skin-On Bellies – Conclusion

• Average daily difference = $0.20 belly primal and 

$0.04 pork cutout

• 14-16# and 16-18# Skin-On Bellies declining

• Belly Primal = Skin-On 1.3% and Derind 98.7%
Pork Tasks (cont.)

 Expansion of Forward Sales Reports (E)

• Status: Completed

• 11-60 Days and 61 Days and More

• Delivery Codes on LPS 89 Form

Pork Tasks (cont.)

 Expansion of Forward Sales Reports (E) –

Conclusion

• Can report 11-60 day delivery code, but cannot 

report 61+ day delivery code data or in totals due 

to confidentiality

• Lose about 203 million pounds annually (5,086 

loads or 18%) = primarily retail cuts
Pork Tasks (cont.)

 Reporting Volume Thresholds (E)

• Status: In Progress

• Current: 500# boxes and 2,000# combos

• Proposed: 2,000# boxes and 6,000# combos

Pork Tasks (cont.)

 2-Day Rolling Average on Pork Cutout (E)

• Status: In Progress

 2-Day or 5-Day Rolling Average on Pork Cut Lines 

(E)

• Status: On Hold

Swine and Pork Reauthorization Items

 Essential Reporting Services (R)

• Status: Regulatory Action Required

 Negotiated Formula Purchases (R)

• Status: Regulatory Action Required

Swine and Pork Reauthorization Items 

(cont.)

 Reporting Regulation and Definition Amendment 

(R)

• Status: Regulatory Action Required

 Removal of FOB Omaha Price Reporting (R)

• Status: Regulatory Action Required

Contact Information

Taylor Cox

Field Chief, USDA – AMS – Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News

Taylor.Cox@ams.usda.gov

Lakisha Aller 

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

Lakisha.Aller@ams.usda.gov

515-284-4460

Web: www.marketnews.usda.gov/mnp/ls-home