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USDA-LM: Iowa/Minnesota 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.

IOWA/MINNESOTA 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                               25,744          17,080          8,463
  Other Market Formula                     19,286           9,381         11,290
  Swine or Pork Market Formula             75,347          72,313         79,293
  Other Purchase Arrangement               12,010          12,892         15,731
Packer Sold (all purchase types)            7,108           8,613         10,671
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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               19,276      19,286      73,381      12,010    123,953
  Base Price                77.77       71.51       74.39       71.41      74.18
Packer Sold
  Head Count                                                               5,662
  Base Price                                                               69.62
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                   NEGOTIATED PURCHASES (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 19,276

Compared to Prior Day's closing weighted average (LM_HG204), 1.85 higher.

Base Price Range $70.00 - $80.53, Weighted Average $77.77

Base Price is the price from which no discounts are
subtracted and no premiums are added.
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            IOWA/MINNESOTA 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         72.50 84.53   73.13 83.53   73.13 84.78   73.13 86.35   73.13 86.35
0.5         70.00 84.53   72.50 84.53   73.13 84.53   73.13 85.57   73.13 87.14
0.6         70.00 84.03   72.50 84.53   73.50 84.53   74.50 84.78   76.00 86.35
0.7         70.00 83.16   70.00 83.16   72.50 84.03   74.50 84.53   75.50 85.57
0.8         68.00 83.16   70.00 83.16   72.50 83.16   73.50 83.21   75.50 84.78
0.9         68.00 79.31   70.00 79.53   70.00 80.86   72.50 82.43   73.13 84.00
1.0         67.00 79.31   68.00 79.31   70.00 80.07   72.50 81.64   73.13 83.21
1.1         66.00 76.15   68.00 76.93   68.87 78.50   68.87 80.86   68.87 82.43
1.2         66.00 75.36   67.00 76.15   68.00 77.72   68.87 80.07   68.87 81.64
1.4         58.93 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#   -30.80 -9.52          175#   -3.93  0.00          205#    0.00  0.00
    155#   -30.80 -6.03          185#   -0.79  0.00          215#   -0.79  0.00
    165#   -11.55 -1.35          195#    0.00  0.00          225#   -5.25  0.00
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                  MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED

5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog: 198.10 lb carcass, 0.70 inch back-fat,
7.08 square inch loin/2.36 inch loin depth, FFLI: 52.18%

Price Range $74.50 - $84.53
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            SWINE OR PORK MARKET FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 78,868

Base Price Range $66.28 - $82.27, Weighted Average $74.09
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                  NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (live basis, 240-300 lbs): 4,702

Compared to Prior Day's closing weighted average (LM_HG204), .52 higher.

Price Range $50.98 - $62.00, Weighted Average $59.85
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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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