USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 03/10 07:55
03/10/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 03/10 07:55
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Tue, Mar 10, 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 5,939 6,101 5,908
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,542 1,607 1,330
Other Purchase Arrangement 146 400 142
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 590 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 6,074 2,186 3,921 1,319
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,074 2,186 3,921 1,319
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 1,975 944 1,214 306
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 22 20 20 2
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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 30.00-87.00 30.00-83.50 30.00-87.00 -
Wtd Average Price 73.66 74.27 73.61
Average Weight 370 369 368 374
Head Count 1,269 567 1,080 108
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-89.69 30.00-83.50 30.00-89.69 -
Wtd Average Price 72.32 71.27 70.85
Average Weight 424 426 423 426
Head Count 990 431 736 177
450-499 pounds
Price Range 62.00-89.69 68.62-83.50 62.00-89.69 75.96-86.61
Wtd Average Price 77.91 79.38 74.85 81.87
Average Weight 476 479 478 474
Head Count 1,223 391 697 256
500-549 pounds
Price Range 62.00-90.00 72.00-88.75 62.00-90.00 75.96-86.06
Wtd Average Price 80.88 80.46 79.70 83.06
Average Weight 524 528 524 521
Head Count 1,770 503 975 413
550/up pounds
Price Range 72.00-89.69 72.00-84.00 72.00-89.69 75.96-88.55
Wtd Average Price 83.15 80.97 81.64 86.04
Average Weight 588 588 589 589
Head Count 590 186 325 241
Total Live Basis Head 5,842 2,078 3,813 1,195
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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 30.00-87.00 30.00-83.50 30.00-87.00 -
Wtd Average Price 73.66 74.27 73.61
Average Weight 370 369 368 374
Head Count 1,269 567 1,080 108
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-89.69 30.00-83.50 30.00-89.69 -
Wtd Average Price 72.32 71.27 70.85
Average Weight 424 426 423 426
Head Count 990 431 736 177
450-499 pounds
Price Range 62.00-89.69 68.62-83.50 62.00-89.69 75.96-86.61
Wtd Average Price 77.91 79.38 74.85 81.87
Average Weight 476 479 478 474
Head Count 1,223 391 697 256
500-549 pounds
Price Range 62.00-90.00 72.00-88.75 62.00-90.00 75.96-86.06
Wtd Average Price 80.88 80.46 79.70 83.06
Average Weight 524 528 524 521
Head Count 1,770 503 975 413
550/up pounds
Price Range 72.00-89.69 72.00-84.00 72.00-89.69 75.96-88.55
Wtd Average Price 83.15 80.97 81.64 86.04
Average Weight 588 588 589 589
Head Count 590 186 325 241
Total Live Basis Head 5,842 2,078 3,813 1,195
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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 67.00-74.42 - - -
Wtd Average Price 71.11
Average Weight 376 377 375 370
Head Count 73 36 55 4
400-449 pounds
Price Range 69.75-79.00 - - -
Wtd Average Price 75.84
Average Weight 428 428 428 429
Head Count 194 67 106 32
450-499 pounds
Price Range 72.00-85.51 - - -
Wtd Average Price 80.05
Average Weight 476 477 476 476
Head Count 499 151 249 139
500-549 pounds
Price Range 72.00-87.89 - - -
Wtd Average Price 83.67
Average Weight 524 526 524 521
Head Count 669 306 381 109
550/up pounds
Price Range 72.00-89.63 - - -
Wtd Average Price 84.46
Average Weight 594 594 595 590
Head Count 331 175 214 22
Total Live Basis Head 1,766 735 1,005 306
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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 533 533 533
Head Count 20 20 20
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 826 Illinois 600
Indiana 213 Iowa 1,947
Kansas 21 Kentucky 265
Michigan 137 Minnesota 1,203
Missouri 165 Nebraska 1,468
North Carolina 325 Ohio 68
Oklahoma 210 Pennsylvania 164
South Dakota 351 Texas 253
Wisconsin 1
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