USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 03/11 08:20
03/11/2026 | 8:20 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 03/11 08:20
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Wed, Mar 11, 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 6,435 6,616 7,814
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,713 1,556 1,525
Other Purchase Arrangement 365 280 191
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,483 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 6,466 2,352 4,007 1,475
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,466 2,352 4,007 1,475
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,335 472 1,132 518
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 830 516 689 53
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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 25.00-82.00 30.00-80.50 25.00-80.50 62.25-79.32
Wtd Average Price 70.51 71.57 70.81 71.70
Average Weight 369 367 369 374
Head Count 1,016 439 756 120
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-88.00 30.00-88.00 30.00-88.00 70.00-79.77
Wtd Average Price 73.44 73.66 71.98 75.95
Average Weight 426 426 426 426
Head Count 1,396 559 988 251
450-499 pounds
Price Range 63.00-88.00 63.00-88.00 63.00-88.00 77.10-83.74
Wtd Average Price 77.05 77.81 73.51 81.01
Average Weight 476 475 476 478
Head Count 1,338 387 790 384
500-549 pounds
Price Range 63.00-88.00 68.00-88.00 63.00-88.00 77.10-86.82
Wtd Average Price 81.10 81.30 80.32 81.91
Average Weight 524 526 525 522
Head Count 1,527 702 1,027 251
550/up pounds
Price Range 68.00-89.50 68.00-88.00 68.00-88.00 77.10-89.50
Wtd Average Price 83.22 79.29 80.40 86.09
Average Weight 592 589 586 608
Head Count 885 265 340 360
Total Live Basis Head 6,162 2,352 3,901 1,366
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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 25.00-82.00 30.00-80.50 25.00-80.50 62.25-79.32
Wtd Average Price 70.51 71.57 70.81 71.70
Average Weight 369 367 369 374
Head Count 1,016 439 756 120
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-88.00 30.00-88.00 30.00-88.00 70.00-79.77
Wtd Average Price 73.44 73.66 71.98 75.95
Average Weight 426 426 426 426
Head Count 1,396 559 988 251
450-499 pounds
Price Range 63.00-88.00 63.00-88.00 63.00-88.00 77.10-83.74
Wtd Average Price 77.05 77.81 73.51 81.01
Average Weight 476 475 476 478
Head Count 1,338 387 790 384
500-549 pounds
Price Range 63.00-88.00 68.00-88.00 63.00-88.00 77.10-86.82
Wtd Average Price 81.10 81.30 80.32 81.91
Average Weight 524 526 525 522
Head Count 1,527 702 1,027 251
550/up pounds
Price Range 68.00-89.50 68.00-88.00 68.00-88.00 77.10-89.50
Wtd Average Price 83.22 79.29 80.40 86.09
Average Weight 592 589 586 608
Head Count 885 265 340 360
Total Live Basis Head 6,162 2,352 3,901 1,366
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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 68.44-74.57 - - -
Wtd Average Price 71.53
Average Weight 363 389 368 369
Head Count 173 4 80 24
400-449 pounds
Price Range 72.64-80.88 - - -
Wtd Average Price 76.78
Average Weight 428 428 429 427
Head Count 308 37 106 114
450-499 pounds
Price Range 78.11-85.63 - - -
Wtd Average Price 81.68
Average Weight 474 476 475 472
Head Count 547 102 272 147
500-549 pounds
Price Range 80.88-87.88 - - -
Wtd Average Price 84.03
Average Weight 524 524 525 521
Head Count 591 113 268 160
550/up pounds
Price Range 80.88-89.21 - - -
Wtd Average Price 85.57
Average Weight 590 592 586 597
Head Count 462 141 227 73
Total Live Basis Head 2,081 397 953 518
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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 315 324 319 306
Head Count 750 516 689 7
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 109 Canada 1,058
Illinois 596 Indiana 141
Iowa 2,175 Kansas 179
Kentucky 185 Michigan 85
Minnesota 1,165 Mississippi 90
Missouri 434 Nebraska 1,479
North Carolina 613 Ohio 380
Oklahoma 425 Pennsylvania 321
South Dakota 396 Texas 165
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