Eastern Com Belt
Direct Hogs
Des Moines, lowa
May 6,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
EASTERN CORN BELT DIRECT
DAILY HOGS, for Tuesday, May 6, as of
1:30 p.m.
CURRENT VOLUME TODAY, AC
TUAL; PRODUCER SOLD: Negotiated
20,260; Other Market Formula 3,446;
Swine or Pork Market Formula: 33,027;
Other Purchase Arrangement; 14,848.
PACKER SOLD (All purchase types):
674.
NEGOTIATED PURCHASES (includ
ing packer sold); BARROWS AND
GILTS (Carcass Basis); 10,744 head.
Compared to prior day’s close, .75 higher.
Base Market Hog, 185 lb Carcass Basis,
Plant Delivered (-0.9-1.1 inch backfat, 6
sq. in. loin/2.0 depth): Base Price Range;
$46.75 - 56.99, wtd. avg. $53.42.
5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog:
193.48 lb carcass, plant delivered (0.75
inch backfat, 6.63 sq.in. loin/2.21 inch loin
depth). FFLI: 51.10%; price range $50.75
- 59.48.
Purchase Volume by State of Origin:
Alabama 436; Georgia 593; Illinois
19,561; Indiana 27,959; Kentucky 1,489;
Maryland 222; Michigan 20,350; Missis
sippi 1,393; New York 545; North Caroli
na 6,215; Ohio 10,081; Pennsylvania
2,773; Tennessee 1,088; Virginia 99; Wis
consin 1,624.
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Eastern Combelt Direct
Feeder Pig Weekly
Springfield, 111.
May 2,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
Eastern Com Belt Direct Feeder Pig
Weekly Summary (includes pig prices on
negotiated, contract and formula basis)
FEEDER PIGS: Total receipts this week
23,603, negotiated 3,000; last week 18,058.
SEW 10 lb pigs and feeder pigs sold weak
to 1.50 lower. Trading activity was light
to moderate for moderate offerings.
FOB EASTERN CORNBELT - Illinois,
Indiana, Ohio, Michigan. Receipts: 8,917;
last week 10,387.
EARLY WEANED PIGS: 10 LB
BASIS, estimated 50-54% lean value: Lot
size 250-750: 3,027 head, 19.00-29.44,
wtd. avg. price 25.96; lot size 750 or more:
4,040 head, 25.00-30.00, wtd. avg. price
26.32. Total Composite: 7,067 head,
19.00-30.00, wtd. avg. price 26.16.
PIGS, 40 LB BASIS, estimated 50- 54%
lean value: Lot size under 250; 200 head,
42.50; lot size 250-750: 450 head, 44.00.
Total Composite: 650 head, 42.50-44.00,
wtd.avg price 43.54.
PIGS, 50 LB BASIS, estimated 50- 54%
lean value: Lot size 750 or more: 1,200
head, 39.48.
FOB prices quoted on per head basis
“picked up” at sellers farm; prices do not
include freight.
DELIVERED EASTERN CORN
BELT BASIS: Receipts: 14,868; last week
7,571. Volume by state or province of ori
gin: Oklahoma 82%; North Carolina 11%;
Arkansas 7%.
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EARLY WEANED PIGS: 10 LB
BASIS, estimated 50-54% lean value; Lot
size 750 or more: 8,586 22.00-28.00, wtd.
avg. price 25.34.
PIGS, 40 LB BASIS, estimated 50- 54%
lean value: Lot size 750 or more: 6,100
head, 46.00-47.25, wtd. avg. 46.68.
Delivered Eastern Combelt prices in
clude freight.
Most lots of 40-60 weight pigs have a
sliding value from the negotiated weight
basis which is calculated on the actual av
erage weight of the lot plus or minus
.35-.40 cents per pound. Some lots of
early weaned pigs are discounted
1.00-10.00 per head on pigs weighing
under 10 pounds.
Early weaned pigs are under 19 days
old.
Estimated lean value is projected to
base slaughter weights with normal con
finement feeding conditions.
Vaccination and health program values
are not included but health status should
be disclosed.
Southern & Eastern
Direct Feeder Pigs
Columbia, S.C
May 2,2003
Report Discontinued by USDA
The information will now be in
cluded in the revised lowa and Central
U.S. Delivered Report. The new com
bined report is called the “National Di
rect Feeder Pig Report,” and is compiled
at the USDA-lowa Department of Market
News in Moines, lowa.
The first report issued May 2 is printed
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as a chart in this issue of Lancaster
Farming. All lots of pigs are reported
with FOB price picked up at seller’s farm
and a delivered price unloaded at buyer’s
farm including trucking and broker’s fees.
The states of destination by percent of
total receipts area also included.
The “Eastern Combelt Direct Feeder
Pig Weekly Summary” is still being is
sued from the Springfield, 111. USDA
market news office and will continue to
be printed in Lancaster Farming.
Pa. Grain Report
May 5,2003
Report Supplied By PDA
Compared with last Monday's market
for Eastern and Central Pennsylvania:
Corn and Barley steady. Wheat and Oats
steady to .05 higher. Soybeans .05 to .07
higher. Ear Com 1.00 higher. All prices
paid delivered to dealers dock. All prices
per bushel, except Ear Corn per ton.
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
Corn No. 2-y: 2.80-3.05, avg. 2.95; con
tract for harvest 2.35-2.55. Wheat No. 2:
2.99-3.24, avg. 3.16; contract for harvest
2.79-2.99. Barley No. 3: 2.25-2.50, avg.
2.40; contract for harvest 1.65-1.70. Oats
No. 2: 2.25-2.70, avg. 2.47. Soybeans;
5.89-6.16, avg. 6.00; contract for harvest
5.10-5.37. Gr. Sorghum: 2.70. Ear Corn:
85.00-105.00, avg. 92.40.
SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVA
NIA
Com No. 2-y: 2.85-3.00, avg. 2.90.
Wheat No. 2: 2.80-2.97, avg. 2.94. Barley
No. 3: 1.85-2.40, avg. 2.11. Oats No. 2:
1.80-2.00, avg. 2.00. Soybeans No. 1:
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4:30 pm
Receiving 6 am till sale time
All kinds of Poultry, Rabbits,
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 10. 2003-A7
5.70-6.06, avg. 5.93. Ear Corn:
85.00-110.00, avg. 94.60.
Com No. 2: 2.90-3.00, avg. 2.93. Wheat
No. 2: 3.00-3.15, avg. 3.07. Barley No. 3:
1.90. Oats No. 2; 1.80-2.30, avg. 2.10. Soy
beans No. 1:5.96. Ear Corn: 80.00.
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
Corn No. 2-y; 2.90-3.55, avg. 2.99. Wheat
No. 2: 2.80-2.99, avg. 2.90. Barley No 3.
2.20-2.50, avg. 2.31. Oats No. 2: 2.00-2.50,
avg. 2.31. Soybeans: 5.75-6.05, avg. 5.85.
Gr. Sorghum: none. Ear Corn:
85.00-97.00, avg. 86.25.
Corn No. 2-y: 2.90-3.10, avg. 30.1.
Wheat: No. 2: 3.13-3.20, avg. 3.16. Barley
No. 3: 2.40-2.50, avg. 2.45. Oats No. 2:
2.20-2.35, avg. 2.28. Soybeans No. 1:
5.80-6.00, avg. 5.93. Gr. Sorghum: 3.22.
Ear Corn: 84.00-100.00, avg. 90.75.
Com No. 2-y: 2.80-3.10, avg. 2.96,
month ago 2.95, year ago 2.32. Wheat No.
2: 2.80-3.24, avg. 3.04, month ago 3.10,
year ago 2.68. Barley No. 3: 2.20-2.50,
avg. 2.25; month ago 2.27, year ago 1.86.
Oats No. 2; 2.00-2.40, avg. 2.24; month
ago 2.11, year ago 1.89. Soybeans No. 1:
5 70-6.06, avg. 5.94, month ago 5.81, year
ago 4.32. Ear Corn: 84.00-105.00, avg.
91.27; month ago 90.25; year ago 68.04.
Prices FOB Truck: Corn 2.43-2.47.
Wheat 2.74-2.84. Soybeans 6.12-6.32. Soy
bean Meal: Bulk 44% 195.00-204.80; 48%
204.00-209.00.
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