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USDA-LM: Eastern Cornbelt Daily Direct Prior Day Purchased Swine

Des Moines, Iowa - Thu, May 08, 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.

EASTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY HOG REPORT BASED ON PLANT LOCATION
PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Wednesday, May 7, 2008

                         CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE
                              LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS

                                           Actual          Actual         Actual
                                        Prior Day        Week Ago       Year Ago
Producer Sold
  Negotiated                               16,507          15,437         13,092
  Other Market Formula                      6,775          10,899          9,238
  Swine or Pork Market Formula             44,795          44,335         47,361
  Other Purchase Arrangement               18,089          25,709         15,505
Packer Sold (all purchase types)            4,691           4,618          4,485
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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                9,146       6,677      42,314      18,089     76,226
  Base Price                74.20       71.13       76.16       73.10      74.76
Packer Sold
  Head Count                                                               2,144
  Base Price                                                               73.76
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                   NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 9,146

Compared to Prior Day's closing weighted average (LM_HG207), 1.64 higher.

Base Price Range $69.25 - $79.00, Weighted Average $74.20

Base Price is the price from which no discounts are
subtracted and no premiums are added.
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          EASTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT NEGOTIATED HOG PURCHASES 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         71.75 82.00   72.75 82.00   73.75 82.35   75.25 83.79   75.25 85.23
0.5         69.25 83.00   71.75 83.00   73.75 82.00   74.75 83.00   75.25 84.53
0.6         69.25 81.75   71.75 83.00   72.75 83.00   73.75 82.24   75.25 83.77
0.7         69.25 80.50   69.25 81.75   71.75 81.75   73.75 83.00   74.75 83.00
0.8         67.25 80.50   69.25 80.50   71.75 81.75   72.36 81.75   73.86 83.00
0.9         67.25 79.00   69.25 79.00   69.25 80.50   71.75 80.50   72.36 81.75
1.0         66.25 76.50   67.25 79.00   69.25 79.00   71.36 79.20   72.36 80.72
1.1         65.25 74.10   67.25 76.50   69.25 76.50   69.25 79.00   71.36 79.96
1.2         65.25 74.00   65.36 74.10   67.25 75.39   67.36 77.67   69.36 79.20
1.4         59.36 71.58   62.36 72.35   62.36 73.87   64.99 75.39   65.36 77.67
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                           CARCASS WEIGHT DIFFERENTIALS

    145#   -26.65 -1.44          175#   -3.81  0.00          205#   -5.75  0.00
    155#   -13.50  0.00          185#   -0.76  0.00          215#   -5.75  0.00
    165#    -6.00  0.00          195#   -1.44  0.00          225#   -5.75  0.00
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                  MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED

5 Day Rolling Average Market Hog: 191.40 lb carcass, 0.70 inch back-fat,
7.05 square inch loin/2.35 inch loin depth, FFLI: 52.20%

Price Range $73.75 - $83.00
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          SWINE OR PORK MARKET FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 43,498

Base Price Range $67.03 - $82.20, Weighted Average $76.09
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                   NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (live basis, 240-300 lbs): 3,024

Compared to Prior Day's closing weighted average (LM_HG207), .35 higher.

Price Range $47.14 - $62.00, Weighted Average $57.39
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                                       SOWS
                   NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Sows Purchased (live and carcass basis): 3,917

             Weight Range     Head Count    Avg Wgt     Price Range      Wtd Avg
(Live Basis) 300-449             1,445        404       18.02-26.03       23.69
             450-499               738        472       19.83-27.12       24.26
             500/up                925        558       19.20-27.45       24.86
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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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