USDA WCB Daily Direct Hogs (AM) 07/29 10:55
7/29/2010
USDA WCB Daily Direct Hogs (AM)                    07/29 10:55
LM_HG211
Des Moines, Iowa                Thu, Jul 29, 2010               USDA Market News

WESTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT MORNING HOG REPORT BASED ON STATE OF ORIGIN
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                              8,197      1,141      6,326      1,271
  Other Market Formula                   15,983      3,770      1,210        360
  Swine or Pork Market Formula           88,695     25,216     23,173     33,382
  Other Purchase Arrangement             18,395      3,516      3,152        540
Packer Sold (all purchase types)         11,640      4,477      4,940      1,557
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                   NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 789

Compared to Prior Day's closing weighted average (LM_HG208), 2.32 lower

Base Price Range $73.00 - $83.00, Weighted Average $81.17

Base Price is the price from which no discounts are
subtracted and no premiums are added.
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          WESTERN CORNBELT 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 86.00   76.50 87.50   77.50 88.28   79.00 89.91   79.00 89.91
0.5         73.00 85.01   75.50 86.00   77.50 87.46   78.50 89.10   79.00 90.73
0.6         73.00 88.56   75.50 88.56   76.50 88.56   77.50 88.56   79.00 89.91
0.7         73.00 88.56   73.00 88.56   75.50 88.56   77.50 88.56   78.50 89.10
0.8         71.00 88.56   73.00 88.56   75.50 88.56   76.50 88.56   78.50 88.56
0.9         71.00 84.46   73.00 84.46   73.00 84.46   75.50 85.83   77.50 87.46
1.0         70.00 84.46   71.00 84.46   73.00 84.46   75.50 85.01   76.50 86.64
1.1         69.00 79.54   71.00 80.11   73.00 81.74   73.00 84.19   76.50 85.83
1.2         69.00 79.54   70.00 79.54   71.00 80.92   73.00 83.37   75.50 85.01
1.4         65.50 76.84   66.82 77.65   66.82 79.29   66.82 80.92   66.82 83.37
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                           CARCASS WEIGHT DIFFERENTIALS

    145#   -32.80 -9.52          175#   -4.09  0.00          205#    0.00  0.00
    155#   -32.80 -6.54          185#   -0.82  0.00          215#   -0.82  0.00
    165#   -12.30 -1.35          195#    0.00  0.00          225#   -1.63  0.00
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                  MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED

5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog: 203.02 lb carcass, 0.73 inch back-fat,
7.24 square inch loin/2.41 inch loin depth, FFLI: 51.78%

Price Range $77.50 - $88.56
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          SWINE OR PORK MARKET FORMULA PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 28,444

Base Price Range $77.69 - $87.09, Weighted Average $81.59
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                   NEGOTIATED PURCHASE (Including Packer Sold)

Barrows & Gilts (live basis, 240-300 lbs): 251

Compared to Prior Day's closing weighted average (LM_HG208), 0.78 lower

Price Range $62.50 - $64.29, Weighted Average $63.01
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN

Iowa                 16,217               Kansas                   175
Minnesota            16,895               Missouri               1,458
Nebraska              1,838               South Dakota             915
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Source:    USDA Market News Service, Des Moines, IA
           515-284-4460      email:  desm.lgmn@usda.gov
           24 Hour recorded market information 515-284-4830
           www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews
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