USDA AM Daily Direct Hogs 07/29 10:55
7/29/2010
USDA AM Daily Direct Hogs                          07/29 10:55
LM_HG202
Des Moines, Iowa                Thu, Jul 29, 2010               USDA Market News

NATIONAL DAILY DIRECT MORNING HOG REPORT
PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Thursday, July 29, 2010 (As of 9:30 AM)

                          CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE
                      BARROWS & GILTS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS

                                      Estimated     Actual     Actual     Actual
                                          Today      Today   Week Ago   Year Ago
Producer Sold
  Negotiated                             17,080      7,711     10,310      4,769
  Other Market Formula                   20,403      6,429      4,495      1,748
  Swine or Pork Market Formula          128,098     31,258     30,908     43,861
  Other Purchase Arrangement             33,526      6,747      6,738      5,250
Packer Sold (all purchase types)         20,476      5,596      5,660      2,518
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                   NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 6,744

Compared to Prior Day's closing weighted average (LM_HG200), 1.00 higher

Base Price Range $73.00 - $88.00, Weighted Average $83.40

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         75.50 92.40   76.50 93.28   77.50 95.04   79.00 96.80   79.00 96.80
0.5         73.00 91.52   75.50 92.40   77.50 94.16   78.50 95.92   79.00 97.68
0.6         73.00 90.64   75.50 91.52   76.50 93.28   77.50 95.04   79.00 96.80
0.7         73.00 89.76   73.00 90.64   75.50 92.40   77.50 94.16   78.50 95.92
0.8         71.00 88.56   73.00 89.76   75.50 91.52   76.50 93.28   78.50 95.04
0.9         71.00 87.12   73.00 88.00   73.00 90.64   75.50 92.40   77.50 94.16
1.0         70.00 86.24   71.00 87.12   73.00 89.76   75.50 91.52   76.50 93.28
1.1         69.00 85.36   71.00 86.24   73.00 88.00   73.00 90.64   76.50 92.40
1.2         69.00 84.48   70.00 85.36   71.00 87.12   73.00 89.76   75.50 91.52
1.4         63.73 82.72   63.73 83.60   63.73 85.36   63.73 87.12   66.82 89.76
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                           CARCASS WEIGHT DIFFERENTIALS

    145#   -32.80 -1.60          175#   -4.40  0.00          205#   -6.40  0.00
    155#   -32.80  0.00          185#   -0.88  0.00          215#   -6.40  0.00
    165#   -12.30  0.00          195#   -1.60  0.00          225#   -6.40  0.00
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                  MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED

5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog: 198.09 lb carcass, 0.72 inch back-fat,
7.11 square inch loin/2.37 inch loin depth, FFLI: 51.88%

Price Range $77.50 - $94.16
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          SWINE OR PORK MARKET FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 34,250

Base Price Range $74.16 - $87.09, Weighted Average $81.38
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                   NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (live basis, 240-300 lbs): 927

Compared to Prior Day's closing weighted average (LM_HG200), 0.27 lower

Price Range $57.50 - $65.00, Weighted Average $63.42
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN

Canada                  200               Georgia                  134
Iowa                 16,217               Illinois               2,758
Indiana               2,706               Kansas                   175
Kentucky                157               Michigan               3,805
Minnesota            16,895               Missouri               1,458
Mississippi             156               North Carolina           329
Nebraska              1,838               New York                 180
Ohio                  5,374               Pennsylvania           1,590
South Carolina          240               South Dakota             915
Tennessee               478               Wisconsin                192
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Source:    USDA Market News Service, Des Moines, IA
           515-284-4460      email:  desm.lgmn@usda.gov
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