USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 01/21 08:15
01/21/2026 | 8:15 am CST USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 01/21 08:15
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Wed, Jan 21, 2026
DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW AND BOAR REPORT
CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE
SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS
Actual Actual Actual
Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago
Producer Sold
Negotiated 8,049 6,668 7,827
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,471 1,701 1,512
Other Purchase Arrangement 411 252 208
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,578 0 0
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Volume and Price Range For Sows and Boars
Purchased Swine (Including Packer Sold)
Iowa/ Western Eastern
National Minnesota Cornbelt Cornbelt
(LM_HG230) (LM_HG231) (LM_HG233) (LM_HG232)
Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Neg. Sows 8,597 3,266 4,286 2,563
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 8,597 3,266 4,286 2,563
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,189 261 946 833
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 312 217 219 74
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Iowa/ Western Eastern
National Minnesota Cornbelt Cornbelt
(LM_HG230) (LM_HG231) (LM_HG233) (LM_HG232)
Negotiated Sows (Live Basis)
300-399 pounds
Price Range 28.75-65.00 28.75-65.00 28.75-65.00 46.25-63.03
Wtd Average Price 51.32 52.10 51.29 53.28
Average Weight 369 369 367 372
Head Count 1,569 974 1,275 196
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-73.00 40.75-73.00 40.75-73.00 52.00-73.00
Wtd Average Price 57.66 58.44 56.39 60.21
Average Weight 424 426 423 425
Head Count 1,675 625 961 352
450-499 pounds
Price Range 42.00-73.00 42.00-73.00 42.00-73.00 54.80-73.00
Wtd Average Price 63.59 62.89 63.14 64.22
Average Weight 476 476 476 476
Head Count 1,453 696 798 481
500-549 pounds
Price Range 54.00-73.00 58.00-73.00 58.00-73.00 54.80-73.00
Wtd Average Price 64.49 65.22 64.40 65.51
Average Weight 524 522 522 525
Head Count 1,893 676 867 754
550/up pounds
Price Range 54.00-73.00 60.74-73.00 60.74-73.00 54.80-73.00
Wtd Average Price 64.08 66.43 65.92 64.16
Average Weight 586 580 582 588
Head Count 795 202 292 321
Total Live Basis Head 7,385 3,173 4,193 2,104
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Iowa/ Western Eastern
National Minnesota Cornbelt Cornbelt
(LM_HG230) (LM_HG231) (LM_HG233) (LM_HG232)
Negotiated Formula Sows (Live Basis)
300-399 pounds
Price Range - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight
Head Count
400-449 pounds
Price Range - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight
Head Count
450-499 pounds
Price Range - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight
Head Count
500-549 pounds
Price Range - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight
Head Count
550/up pounds
Price Range - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight
Head Count
Total Live Basis Head
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Iowa/ Western Eastern
National Minnesota Cornbelt Cornbelt
(LM_HG230) (LM_HG231) (LM_HG233) (LM_HG232)
Combined Negotiated and Negotiated Formula Sows (Live Basis)
300-399 pounds
Price Range 28.75-65.00 28.75-65.00 28.75-65.00 46.25-63.03
Wtd Average Price 51.32 52.10 51.29 53.28
Average Weight 369 369 367 372
Head Count 1,569 974 1,275 196
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-73.00 40.75-73.00 40.75-73.00 52.00-73.00
Wtd Average Price 57.66 58.44 56.39 60.21
Average Weight 424 426 423 425
Head Count 1,675 625 961 352
450-499 pounds
Price Range 42.00-73.00 42.00-73.00 42.00-73.00 54.80-73.00
Wtd Average Price 63.59 62.89 63.14 64.22
Average Weight 476 476 476 476
Head Count 1,453 696 798 481
500-549 pounds
Price Range 54.00-73.00 58.00-73.00 58.00-73.00 54.80-73.00
Wtd Average Price 64.49 65.22 64.40 65.51
Average Weight 524 522 522 525
Head Count 1,893 676 867 754
550/up pounds
Price Range 54.00-73.00 60.74-73.00 60.74-73.00 54.80-73.00
Wtd Average Price 64.08 66.43 65.92 64.16
Average Weight 586 580 582 588
Head Count 795 202 292 321
Total Live Basis Head 7,385 3,173 4,193 2,104
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Iowa/ Western Eastern
National Minnesota Cornbelt Cornbelt
(LM_HG230) (LM_HG231) (LM_HG233) (LM_HG232)
Swine or Pork Market Formula Sows (Live Basis)
300-399 pounds
Price Range - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight 373 362 377
Head Count 181 122 54
400-449 pounds
Price Range 53.06-60.87 - - -
Wtd Average Price 57.78
Average Weight 429 426 427 430
Head Count 323 20 169 132
450-499 pounds
Price Range 60.20-66.87 - - -
Wtd Average Price 63.59
Average Weight 476 477 476 475
Head Count 458 36 184 200
500-549 pounds
Price Range 61.39-68.30 - - -
Wtd Average Price 64.87
Average Weight 522 526 524 519
Head Count 534 51 158 268
550/up pounds
Price Range 61.79-67.86 - - -
Wtd Average Price 65.59
Average Weight 588 597 589 587
Head Count 380 61 137 113
Total Live Basis Head 1,876 168 770 767
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Iowa/ Western Eastern
National Minnesota Cornbelt Cornbelt
(LM_HG230) (LM_HG231) (LM_HG233) (LM_HG232)
Boars (Live Basis)
300-399 pounds
Price Range - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight 367 350 367
Head Count 219 217 219
Total Live Basis Head
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 1,551 Illinois 1,413
Indiana 195 Iowa 2,393
Kentucky 255 Michigan 487
Minnesota 1,351 Mississippi 85
Missouri 601 Nebraska 1,106
North Carolina 616 North Dakota 98
Ohio 651 Oklahoma 337
Pennsylvania 162 Texas 191
Wisconsin 17
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[0600059D]