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USDA-LM: National Daily Direct Hogs Morning

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.

NATIONAL DAILY DIRECT MORNING HOG REPORT
PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Thursday, May 8, 2008 (As of 9:30 AM)

                         CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE
                             LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS

                                      Estimated     Actual     Actual     Actual
                                          Today      Today   Week Ago   Year Ago
Producer Sold:
  Negotiated                             40,013     11,752      9,134      6,767
  Other Market Formula                   39,181      4,995      5,342      2,561
  Swine or Pork Market Formula          118,831     34,236     35,217     47,037
  Other Purchase Arrangement             33,000      8,165     15,178      6,961
Packer Sold (All Purchase Types):        16,695      6,491      5,425      3,421
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                   NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 9,947

Compared to Prior Day's closing weighted average (LM_HG200), .64 lower.

Base Price Range $65.00 - $79.39, Weighted Average $76.12

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         67.50 83.39   68.50 83.50   69.50 85.43   71.00 86.93   71.00 88.42
0.5         65.00 83.39   67.50 83.39   69.50 84.09   70.50 85.58   71.00 87.14
0.6         65.00 82.89   67.50 83.39   68.50 83.39   69.50 84.78   71.00 86.35
0.7         65.00 81.00   65.00 81.75   67.50 82.89   69.50 84.00   70.50 85.57
0.8         63.00 81.00   65.00 81.00   67.50 81.75   68.50 83.21   70.50 84.78
0.9         63.00 79.00   65.00 79.00   65.00 80.86   67.50 82.43   69.50 84.00
1.0         62.00 77.25   63.00 79.00   65.00 80.07   67.50 81.64   68.50 83.21
1.1         61.00 76.15   63.00 76.93   65.00 78.50   65.00 80.86   68.50 82.43
1.2         61.00 75.36   62.00 76.15   63.00 77.72   65.00 80.07   67.50 81.64
1.4         57.50 73.79   58.93 74.58   58.93 76.15   58.93 77.72   58.93 80.07
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                           CARCASS WEIGHT DIFFERENTIALS

     145#  -30.00 -1.49          175#   -3.93  0.00          205#   -5.96  0.00
     155#  -30.00  0.00          185#   -0.79  0.00          215#   -5.96  0.00
     165#  -11.25  0.00          195#   -1.49  0.00          225#   -5.96  0.00
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                 MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED

5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog: 196.63 lb carcass, 0.70 inch back-fat,
7.08 square inch loin/2.36 inch loin depth, FFLI: 52.19%

Price Range $69.50 - $84.00
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          SWINE OR PORK MARKET FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 37,584

Base Price Range $67.00 - $79.68, Weighted Average $72.98
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                   NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (live basis, 240-300 lbs): 1,442

Compared to Prior Day's closing weighted average (LM_HG200), .37 lower.

Price Range $53.07 - $61.57, Weighted Average $58.35
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                                      SOWS
                   NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Sows Purchased (live and carcass basis): 461

              Weight Range   Head Count    Avg Weight    Price Range     Wtd Avg
(Live Basis)  300-449 lbs.      prices not reported due to confidentiality
              450-499 lbs.        215          465       23.00-27.27       24.23
              500/up  lbs.        246          560       24.50-30.27       26.32
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ALL SWINE PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN

Arkansas                  99              Canada                    454
Georgia                   88              Iowa                   23,255
Illinois               2,763              Indiana                 5,704
Kansas                   414              Kentucky                  177
Louisiana                 25              Michigan                  659
Minnesota             11,995              Missouri                  334
Mississippi            1,673              North Carolina            675
Nebraska               3,475              New York                  300
Ohio                   8,561              Oklahoma                  271
Pennsylvania           3,720              South Dakota              175
Tennessee                778              Wisconsin                 222
Wyoming                  180
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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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