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USDA-LM: National Daily Direct Prior Purchased Swine

Des Moines, Iowa - Wed, May 07, 2008 - USDA Market News


This report is based on information provided by companies that agreed to
continue to participate in Livestock Mandatory Reporting on a voluntary basis.

NATIONAL DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY HOG REPORT
PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Tuesday, May 6, 2008

                         CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE
                              LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS

                                           Actual          Actual         Actual
                                        Prior Day        Week Ago       Year Ago
Producer Sold
  Negotiated                               40,659          50,507         32,946
  Other Market Formula                     35,964          23,963         18,203
  Swine or Pork Market Formula            133,590         132,224        140,519
  Other Purchase Arrangement               36,549          34,019         31,789
Packer Sold (all purchase types)           26,312          25,339         21,145
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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               25,048      35,964     126,043      35,622    222,677
  Base Price                74.68       72.41       74.35       73.41      73.92
Packer Sold
  Head Count                                                              18,991
  Base Price                                                               73.47
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                   NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 29,353

Compared to Prior Day's closing weighted average (LM_HG200), 1.04 higher.

Base Price Range $62.00 - $79.03, Weighted Average $75.07

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         64.50 83.03   65.50 82.95   66.50 84.51   68.00 86.08   68.00 86.08
0.5         62.00 83.03   64.50 83.03   66.50 83.73   67.50 85.29   68.00 86.86
0.6         62.00 82.53   64.50 83.03   65.50 83.03   66.50 84.51   68.00 86.08
0.7         62.00 81.00   62.00 81.25   64.50 82.53   66.50 83.73   67.50 85.29
0.8         60.00 81.00   62.00 81.00   64.50 81.38   65.50 82.95   67.50 84.51
0.9         60.00 78.50   62.00 78.50   62.00 80.60   64.50 82.16   66.50 83.73
1.0         59.00 77.25   60.00 78.50   62.00 79.82   64.50 81.38   65.50 82.95
1.1         58.00 75.90   60.00 76.69   62.00 78.25   62.00 80.60   65.50 82.16
1.2         58.00 75.12   59.00 75.90   60.00 77.47   62.00 79.82   64.50 81.38
1.4         54.50 73.56   56.44 74.34   56.44 75.90   56.44 77.47   56.44 79.82
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                           CARCASS WEIGHT DIFFERENTIALS

    145#   -30.00 -1.41          175#   -3.91  0.00          205#   -5.64  0.00
    155#   -30.00  0.00          185#   -1.50  0.00          215#   -5.64  0.00
    165#   -11.25  0.00          195#   -1.41  0.00          225#   -5.64  0.00
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                  MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED

5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog: 196.10 lb carcass, 0.70 inch back-fat,
7.08 square inch loin/2.36 inch loin depth, FFLI: 52.19%

Price Range $66.50 - $83.73
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          SWINE OR PORK MARKET FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 137,665

Base Price Range $66.31 - $81.37, Weighted Average $74.09
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                   NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (live basis, 240-300 lbs): 9,043

Compared to Prior Day's closing weighted average (LM_HG200), 1.04 higher.

Price Range $48.87 - $62.50, Weighted Average $58.62
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                                       SOWS
                   NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Sows Purchased (live and carcass basis): 4,928

             Weight Range     Head Count     Avg Wgt     Price Range     Wtd Avg
(Live Basis) 300-449             1,313         408       18.46-27.64       23.15
             450-499               615         474       19.84-26.75       23.73
             500/up              1,748         559       20.84-31.05       25.04
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Source:       USDA Market News, Des Moines, IA
              515-284-4460       email:  desm.lgmn@usda.gov
              24 Hour recorded market information 515-284-4830
              http://www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews
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