USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 03/09 07:55
03/09/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 03/09 07:55
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Mon, Mar 09, 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 7,095 7,735 8,620
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,501 856 2,089
Other Purchase Arrangement 277 131 161
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,496 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 7,036 2,671 3,641 2,276
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 7,036 2,671 3,641 2,276
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,480 567 1,262 597
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 576 381 543 31
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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 25.00-86.00 49.50-86.00 25.00-86.00 39.00-79.17
Wtd Average Price 70.30 73.87 70.97 66.34
Average Weight 368 375 369 369
Head Count 1,022 432 873 67
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-89.69 30.00-89.69 30.00-89.69 72.00-89.69
Wtd Average Price 76.07 75.07 74.87 80.61
Average Weight 423 422 422 424
Head Count 1,310 676 933 198
450-499 pounds
Price Range 64.00-89.69 64.00-89.69 64.00-89.69 79.17-89.69
Wtd Average Price 81.13 83.52 80.98 81.49
Average Weight 474 473 471 477
Head Count 1,258 547 710 364
500-549 pounds
Price Range 71.18-89.69 75.00-89.69 71.18-89.69 79.17-89.69
Wtd Average Price 83.38 81.46 81.14 84.84
Average Weight 522 520 519 525
Head Count 1,618 558 633 691
550/up pounds
Price Range 71.18-89.69 75.00-89.69 71.18-89.69 79.17-89.69
Wtd Average Price 83.63 81.12 80.91 87.09
Average Weight 593 600 599 597
Head Count 1,026 358 392 337
Total Live Basis Head 6,234 2,571 3,541 1,657
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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 25.00-86.00 49.50-86.00 25.00-86.00 39.00-79.17
Wtd Average Price 70.30 73.87 70.97 66.34
Average Weight 368 375 369 369
Head Count 1,022 432 873 67
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-89.69 30.00-89.69 30.00-89.69 72.00-89.69
Wtd Average Price 76.07 75.07 74.87 80.61
Average Weight 423 422 422 424
Head Count 1,310 676 933 198
450-499 pounds
Price Range 64.00-89.69 64.00-89.69 64.00-89.69 79.17-89.69
Wtd Average Price 81.13 83.52 80.98 81.49
Average Weight 474 473 471 477
Head Count 1,258 547 710 364
500-549 pounds
Price Range 71.18-89.69 75.00-89.69 71.18-89.69 79.17-89.69
Wtd Average Price 83.38 81.46 81.14 84.84
Average Weight 522 520 519 525
Head Count 1,618 558 633 691
550/up pounds
Price Range 71.18-89.69 75.00-89.69 71.18-89.69 79.17-89.69
Wtd Average Price 83.63 81.12 80.91 87.09
Average Weight 593 600 599 597
Head Count 1,026 358 392 337
Total Live Basis Head 6,234 2,571 3,541 1,657
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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 72.61-79.78 - - -
Wtd Average Price 74.22
Average Weight 367 377 360 365
Head Count 296 78 197 64
400-449 pounds
Price Range 67.59-79.07 - - -
Wtd Average Price 76.66
Average Weight 430 434 431 426
Head Count 279 53 156 70
450-499 pounds
Price Range 71.95-86.20 - - -
Wtd Average Price 81.03
Average Weight 476 472 474 480
Head Count 540 81 242 193
500-549 pounds
Price Range 74.42-87.99 - - -
Wtd Average Price 82.86
Average Weight 524 523 525 521
Head Count 474 71 233 59
550/up pounds
Price Range 75.18-89.31 - - -
Wtd Average Price 84.93
Average Weight 588 585 583 594
Head Count 546 59 209 91
Total Live Basis Head 2,135 342 1,037 477
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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 349 348 340
Head Count 470 306 468
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 41 Canada 1,281
Illinois 651 Indiana 138
Iowa 2,353 Kentucky 328
Michigan 249 Minnesota 1,266
Mississippi 90 Missouri 820
Montana 77 Nebraska 886
North Carolina 577 Ohio 419
Oklahoma 247 Pennsylvania 448
South Dakota 121 Texas 96
Wisconsin 281
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