USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 03/12 08:00
03/12/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 03/12 08:00
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Thu, Mar 12, 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 7,367 6,870 8,113
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,479 1,696 1,842
Other Purchase Arrangement 215 316 65
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,564 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 7,457 3,076 4,249 2,200
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 7,457 3,076 4,249 2,200
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,282 274 971 768
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 671 477 504 123
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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 30.00-86.00 30.00-86.00 30.00-86.00 -
Wtd Average Price 72.51 71.82 71.96
Average Weight 372 374 374 366
Head Count 1,156 532 892 240
400-449 pounds
Price Range 25.00-88.33 30.00-88.33 25.00-88.33 -
Wtd Average Price 73.99 74.37 73.75
Average Weight 425 423 424 422
Head Count 1,207 808 950 193
450-499 pounds
Price Range 63.00-86.00 63.00-86.00 63.00-86.00 73.50-85.80
Wtd Average Price 75.52 76.47 72.27 79.65
Average Weight 475 473 474 476
Head Count 1,582 445 861 493
500-549 pounds
Price Range 70.00-88.75 70.00-88.75 70.00-88.75 75.17-88.06
Wtd Average Price 82.43 81.11 81.12 84.62
Average Weight 524 523 522 525
Head Count 2,271 877 1,041 808
550/up pounds
Price Range 72.00-90.00 72.00-90.00 72.00-90.00 75.17-88.32
Wtd Average Price 81.43 81.21 82.12 86.08
Average Weight 586 585 585 588
Head Count 625 314 405 55
Total Live Basis Head 6,841 2,976 4,149 1,789
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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 30.00-86.00 30.00-86.00 30.00-86.00 -
Wtd Average Price 72.51 71.82 71.96
Average Weight 372 374 374 366
Head Count 1,156 532 892 240
400-449 pounds
Price Range 25.00-88.33 30.00-88.33 25.00-88.33 -
Wtd Average Price 73.99 74.37 73.75
Average Weight 425 423 424 422
Head Count 1,207 808 950 193
450-499 pounds
Price Range 63.00-86.00 63.00-86.00 63.00-86.00 73.50-85.80
Wtd Average Price 75.52 76.47 72.27 79.65
Average Weight 475 473 474 476
Head Count 1,582 445 861 493
500-549 pounds
Price Range 70.00-88.75 70.00-88.75 70.00-88.75 75.17-88.06
Wtd Average Price 82.43 81.11 81.12 84.62
Average Weight 524 523 522 525
Head Count 2,271 877 1,041 808
550/up pounds
Price Range 72.00-90.00 72.00-90.00 72.00-90.00 75.17-88.32
Wtd Average Price 81.43 81.21 82.12 86.08
Average Weight 586 585 585 588
Head Count 625 314 405 55
Total Live Basis Head 6,841 2,976 4,149 1,789
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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 67.45-77.66 - - -
Wtd Average Price 73.68
Average Weight 372 374 372 375
Head Count 211 21 123 49
400-449 pounds
Price Range 68.59-79.50 - - -
Wtd Average Price 73.80
Average Weight 427 427 426 425
Head Count 355 47 168 106
450-499 pounds
Price Range 74.39-84.70 - - -
Wtd Average Price 78.92
Average Weight 475 475 476 475
Head Count 525 76 268 152
500-549 pounds
Price Range 75.00-87.29 - - -
Wtd Average Price 82.03
Average Weight 523 524 524 520
Head Count 590 72 238 241
550/up pounds
Price Range 78.55-87.71 - - -
Wtd Average Price 84.40
Average Weight 586 589 587 580
Head Count 420 58 174 101
Total Live Basis Head 2,101 274 971 649
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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 350 347 350
Head Count 504 477 504
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 64 Canada 984
Illinois 1,188 Indiana 302
Iowa 2,482 Kentucky 273
Michigan 292 Minnesota 1,345
Mississippi 91 Missouri 616
Montana 90 Nebraska 1,146
North Carolina 344 Ohio 432
Oklahoma 286 Pennsylvania 200
South Dakota 135 Texas 171
Wisconsin 184
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