USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 03/13 07:55
03/13/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 03/13 07:55
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Fri, Mar 13, 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 6,730 7,144 6,908
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,424 1,511 1,951
Other Purchase Arrangement 143 159 170
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,613 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 6,780 2,421 3,441 2,317
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,780 2,421 3,441 2,317
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,032 207 658 558
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 955 403 713 242
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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 30.00-78.00 30.00-78.00 30.00-78.00 68.00-75.00
Wtd Average Price 69.64 69.44 69.02 72.53
Average Weight 373 374 374 369
Head Count 937 347 613 222
400-449 pounds
Price Range 25.00-86.69 62.00-86.69 25.00-86.69 62.00-79.16
Wtd Average Price 70.25 72.13 69.41 72.20
Average Weight 426 427 426 425
Head Count 1,053 401 764 209
450-499 pounds
Price Range 62.00-86.69 62.00-86.69 62.00-86.69 76.00-84.27
Wtd Average Price 76.96 75.89 76.08 78.27
Average Weight 475 474 475 473
Head Count 786 263 371 171
500-549 pounds
Price Range 63.00-88.61 66.42-88.61 63.00-88.61 76.00-88.00
Wtd Average Price 81.14 81.05 80.15 82.63
Average Weight 523 523 523 523
Head Count 2,069 838 1,050 776
550/up pounds
Price Range 71.00-87.50 71.00-86.69 71.00-86.69 77.95-86.80
Wtd Average Price 82.58 78.91 79.25 85.64
Average Weight 586 589 585 586
Head Count 1,120 339 410 357
Total Live Basis Head 5,965 2,188 3,208 1,735
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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 30.00-78.00 30.00-78.00 30.00-78.00 68.00-75.00
Wtd Average Price 69.64 69.44 69.02 72.53
Average Weight 373 374 374 369
Head Count 937 347 613 222
400-449 pounds
Price Range 25.00-86.69 62.00-86.69 25.00-86.69 62.00-79.16
Wtd Average Price 70.25 72.13 69.41 72.20
Average Weight 426 427 426 425
Head Count 1,053 401 764 209
450-499 pounds
Price Range 62.00-86.69 62.00-86.69 62.00-86.69 76.00-84.27
Wtd Average Price 76.96 75.89 76.08 78.27
Average Weight 475 474 475 473
Head Count 786 263 371 171
500-549 pounds
Price Range 63.00-88.61 66.42-88.61 63.00-88.61 76.00-88.00
Wtd Average Price 81.14 81.05 80.15 82.63
Average Weight 523 523 523 523
Head Count 2,069 838 1,050 776
550/up pounds
Price Range 71.00-87.50 71.00-86.69 71.00-86.69 77.95-86.80
Wtd Average Price 82.58 78.91 79.25 85.64
Average Weight 586 589 585 586
Head Count 1,120 339 410 357
Total Live Basis Head 5,965 2,188 3,208 1,735
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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 64.05-74.51 - - -
Wtd Average Price 70.93
Average Weight 373 393 370 378
Head Count 115 2 11 21
400-449 pounds
Price Range 67.88-77.44 - - -
Wtd Average Price 74.64
Average Weight 433 436 435 427
Head Count 269 26 67 108
450-499 pounds
Price Range 70.36-81.55 - - -
Wtd Average Price 78.06
Average Weight 476 474 475 474
Head Count 476 62 151 188
500-549 pounds
Price Range 74.26-86.75 - - -
Wtd Average Price 82.67
Average Weight 525 524 525 519
Head Count 510 74 210 44
550/up pounds
Price Range 76.30-87.72 - - -
Wtd Average Price 84.63
Average Weight 592 605 595 581
Head Count 548 43 189 113
Total Live Basis Head 1,918 207 628 474
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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 346 325 316 647
Head Count 690 403 657 33
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 173 Canada 955
Colorado 99 Georgia 138
Illinois 1,330 Indiana 16
Iowa 1,946 Kentucky 84
Michigan 98 Minnesota 1,085
Mississippi 90 Missouri 446
Nebraska 1,169 North Carolina 468
Ohio 395 Oklahoma 454
Pennsylvania 370 South Dakota 166
Texas 157 Wisconsin 271
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