USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 03/03 07:55
03/03/2026 | 8:00 am CST USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 03/03 07:55
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Tue, Mar 03, 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 6,101 5,996 6,458
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,607 1,439 1,322
Other Purchase Arrangement 400 259 139
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 779 0 0
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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 6,179 2,755 3,716 1,766
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,179 2,755 3,716 1,766
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,202 245 907 475
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 106 49 49 26
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Iowa/ Western Eastern
National Minnesota Cornbelt Cornbelt
(LM_HG230) (LM_HG231) (LM_HG233) (LM_HG232)
Negotiated Sows (Live Basis)
300-399 pounds
Price Range 30.00-85.00 30.00-85.00 30.00-85.00 -
Wtd Average Price 74.45 75.96 74.67
Average Weight 367 363 366 370
Head Count 1,049 605 809 166
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-85.00 65.00-85.00 30.00-85.00 70.00-80.80
Wtd Average Price 73.38 75.69 73.13 74.45
Average Weight 425 427 425 426
Head Count 986 446 743 219
450-499 pounds
Price Range 60.50-86.00 65.82-85.00 65.82-85.00 60.50-86.00
Wtd Average Price 79.67 79.50 79.13 80.45
Average Weight 476 476 477 474
Head Count 1,266 582 756 375
500-549 pounds
Price Range 62.00-87.17 62.00-85.00 62.00-86.00 78.18-87.17
Wtd Average Price 81.57 79.67 79.87 84.87
Average Weight 524 522 523 523
Head Count 1,412 506 698 395
550/up pounds
Price Range 76.00-86.50 76.00-86.50 76.00-86.50 78.50-86.00
Wtd Average Price 81.13 82.16 81.53 80.56
Average Weight 585 590 590 573
Head Count 826 516 610 185
Total Live Basis Head 5,539 2,655 3,616 1,340
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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
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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 30.00-85.00 30.00-85.00 30.00-85.00 -
Wtd Average Price 74.45 75.96 74.67
Average Weight 367 363 366 370
Head Count 1,049 605 809 166
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-85.00 65.00-85.00 30.00-85.00 70.00-80.80
Wtd Average Price 73.38 75.69 73.13 74.45
Average Weight 425 427 425 426
Head Count 986 446 743 219
450-499 pounds
Price Range 60.50-86.00 65.82-85.00 65.82-85.00 60.50-86.00
Wtd Average Price 79.67 79.50 79.13 80.45
Average Weight 476 476 477 474
Head Count 1,266 582 756 375
500-549 pounds
Price Range 62.00-87.17 62.00-85.00 62.00-86.00 78.18-87.17
Wtd Average Price 81.57 79.67 79.87 84.87
Average Weight 524 522 523 523
Head Count 1,412 506 698 395
550/up pounds
Price Range 76.00-86.50 76.00-86.50 76.00-86.50 78.50-86.00
Wtd Average Price 81.13 82.16 81.53 80.56
Average Weight 585 590 590 573
Head Count 826 516 610 185
Total Live Basis Head 5,539 2,655 3,616 1,340
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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 67.09-76.00 - - -
Wtd Average Price 72.96
Average Weight 371 372 379
Head Count 131 45 41
400-449 pounds
Price Range 72.84-76.00 - - -
Wtd Average Price 74.53
Average Weight 427 427 427
Head Count 238 96 76
450-499 pounds
Price Range 76.00-82.96 - - -
Wtd Average Price 81.11
Average Weight 475 475 475 475
Head Count 528 41 275 70
500-549 pounds
Price Range 72.77-84.60 - - -
Wtd Average Price 82.47
Average Weight 523 525 524 522
Head Count 736 60 258 232
550/up pounds
Price Range 72.96-84.75 - - -
Wtd Average Price 81.51
Average Weight 586 577 579 600
Head Count 374 41 130 56
Total Live Basis Head 2,007 142 804 475
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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 497 478 478
Head Count 53 36 36
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 898 Illinois 927
Indiana 259 Iowa 1,692
Kansas 282 Kentucky 158
Michigan 190 Minnesota 1,357
Missouri 334 Nebraska 819
North Carolina 298 North Dakota 92
Ohio 402 Oklahoma 208
Pennsylvania 93 South Dakota 188
Texas 350 Wisconsin 340
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