USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 03/16 08:00
03/16/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 03/16 08:00
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Mon, Mar 16, 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 7,425 7,095 7,356
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,146 1,501 1,222
Other Purchase Arrangement 208 277 162
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,224 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 7,076 2,697 3,840 2,020
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 7,076 2,697 3,840 2,020
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 1,956 257 817 372
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 763 256 511 218
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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 30.00-88.47 30.00-88.47 30.00-88.47 65.50-76.10
Wtd Average Price 72.81 76.01 73.65 70.98
Average Weight 373 372 373 373
Head Count 1,506 701 1,051 272
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-86.69 63.00-86.69 30.00-86.69 63.00-86.69
Wtd Average Price 75.77 78.04 75.73 75.73
Average Weight 425 426 424 425
Head Count 1,181 559 806 253
450-499 pounds
Price Range 30.00-86.69 30.00-86.69 30.00-86.69 73.50-86.69
Wtd Average Price 77.64 77.02 75.59 80.01
Average Weight 475 475 475 476
Head Count 1,151 379 510 348
500-549 pounds
Price Range 63.00-87.50 63.00-86.69 63.00-86.69 74.00-87.50
Wtd Average Price 80.47 78.13 78.63 82.28
Average Weight 524 525 524 525
Head Count 1,838 590 942 484
550/up pounds
Price Range 73.00-87.50 73.00-85.00 73.00-86.69 76.00-87.50
Wtd Average Price 81.86 79.57 80.31 84.00
Average Weight 587 585 585 585
Head Count 880 348 411 343
Total Live Basis Head 6,556 2,577 3,720 1,700
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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 30.00-88.47 30.00-88.47 30.00-88.47 65.50-76.10
Wtd Average Price 72.81 76.01 73.65 70.98
Average Weight 373 372 373 373
Head Count 1,506 701 1,051 272
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-86.69 63.00-86.69 30.00-86.69 63.00-86.69
Wtd Average Price 75.77 78.04 75.73 75.73
Average Weight 425 426 424 425
Head Count 1,181 559 806 253
450-499 pounds
Price Range 30.00-86.69 30.00-86.69 30.00-86.69 73.50-86.69
Wtd Average Price 77.64 77.02 75.59 80.01
Average Weight 475 475 475 476
Head Count 1,151 379 510 348
500-549 pounds
Price Range 63.00-87.50 63.00-86.69 63.00-86.69 74.00-87.50
Wtd Average Price 80.47 78.13 78.63 82.28
Average Weight 524 525 524 525
Head Count 1,838 590 942 484
550/up pounds
Price Range 73.00-87.50 73.00-85.00 73.00-86.69 76.00-87.50
Wtd Average Price 81.86 79.57 80.31 84.00
Average Weight 587 585 585 585
Head Count 880 348 411 343
Total Live Basis Head 6,556 2,577 3,720 1,700
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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 66.86-76.51 - - -
Wtd Average Price 71.52
Average Weight 365 369 380
Head Count 191 55 8
400-449 pounds
Price Range 67.78-77.99 - - -
Wtd Average Price 73.99
Average Weight 429 435 430 428
Head Count 240 12 79 36
450-499 pounds
Price Range 70.01-81.02 - - -
Wtd Average Price 76.96
Average Weight 478 478 478 481
Head Count 444 44 202 93
500-549 pounds
Price Range 71.00-86.93 - - -
Wtd Average Price 83.02
Average Weight 524 525 525 524
Head Count 577 91 232 156
550/up pounds
Price Range 75.83-88.85 - - -
Wtd Average Price 83.77
Average Weight 588 592 592 587
Head Count 504 110 249 79
Total Live Basis Head 1,956 257 817 372
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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 363 371 370 291
Head Count 522 256 484 38
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 57 Canada 1,072
Illinois 1,280 Indiana 86
Iowa 2,286 Kentucky 94
Michigan 293 Minnesota 924
Missouri 357 Montana 186
Nebraska 1,455 North Carolina 343
North Dakota 103 Ohio 262
Oklahoma 434 Pennsylvania 459
South Dakota 146 Texas 165
Wisconsin 1
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