USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 03/23 08:00
03/23/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 03/23 08:00
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Mon, Mar 23, 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 6,675 7,425 7,834
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,368 1,146 1,495
Other Purchase Arrangement 508 208 280
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 990 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 6,166 2,199 3,501 1,755
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,166 2,199 3,501 1,755
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 1,912 266 729 622
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 955 474 728 188
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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 30.00-79.75 30.00-79.75 30.00-79.75 52.00-78.00
Wtd Average Price 66.99 67.90 67.28 64.66
Average Weight 371 369 370 373
Head Count 1,182 474 1,064 98
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-86.00 30.00-86.00 30.00-86.00 54.25-78.00
Wtd Average Price 68.96 68.66 68.38 72.35
Average Weight 426 426 426 426
Head Count 964 444 728 146
450-499 pounds
Price Range 56.00-86.00 56.00-86.00 56.00-86.00 56.25-82.90
Wtd Average Price 77.04 77.44 76.48 74.85
Average Weight 477 476 477 476
Head Count 932 383 470 170
500-549 pounds
Price Range 58.00-87.85 58.00-86.00 58.00-86.00 58.50-87.85
Wtd Average Price 78.39 76.85 77.21 79.98
Average Weight 523 522 522 522
Head Count 1,684 558 889 491
550/up pounds
Price Range 72.84-86.00 73.00-86.00 73.00-86.00 73.77-83.93
Wtd Average Price 79.54 77.37 77.48 81.14
Average Weight 586 588 586 586
Head Count 937 340 350 383
Total Live Basis Head 5,699 2,199 3,501 1,288
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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 30.00-79.75 30.00-79.75 30.00-79.75 52.00-78.00
Wtd Average Price 66.99 67.90 67.28 64.66
Average Weight 371 369 370 373
Head Count 1,182 474 1,064 98
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-86.00 30.00-86.00 30.00-86.00 54.25-78.00
Wtd Average Price 68.96 68.66 68.38 72.35
Average Weight 426 426 426 426
Head Count 964 444 728 146
450-499 pounds
Price Range 56.00-86.00 56.00-86.00 56.00-86.00 56.25-82.90
Wtd Average Price 77.04 77.44 76.48 74.85
Average Weight 477 476 477 476
Head Count 932 383 470 170
500-549 pounds
Price Range 58.00-87.85 58.00-86.00 58.00-86.00 58.50-87.85
Wtd Average Price 78.39 76.85 77.21 79.98
Average Weight 523 522 522 522
Head Count 1,684 558 889 491
550/up pounds
Price Range 72.84-86.00 73.00-86.00 73.00-86.00 73.77-83.93
Wtd Average Price 79.54 77.37 77.48 81.14
Average Weight 586 588 586 586
Head Count 937 340 350 383
Total Live Basis Head 5,699 2,199 3,501 1,288
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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 63.43-71.43 - - -
Wtd Average Price 67.78
Average Weight 367 368 368 368
Head Count 182 5 75 37
400-449 pounds
Price Range 67.98-74.89 - - -
Wtd Average Price 71.86
Average Weight 427 429 427 426
Head Count 291 33 111 140
450-499 pounds
Price Range 73.55-80.98 - - -
Wtd Average Price 77.37
Average Weight 476 476 476 475
Head Count 473 74 226 157
500-549 pounds
Price Range 77.26-83.78 - - -
Wtd Average Price 80.75
Average Weight 525 525 525 524
Head Count 501 88 209 149
550/up pounds
Price Range 77.81-85.58 - - -
Wtd Average Price 82.29
Average Weight 588 590 587 588
Head Count 410 66 108 139
Total Live Basis Head 1,857 266 729 622
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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 337 348 328 497
Head Count 779 474 728 51
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 77 Canada 964
Illinois 742 Indiana 227
Iowa 1,876 Kentucky 106
Michigan 319 Minnesota 1,063
Missouri 414 Montana 167
Nebraska 1,217 North Carolina 505
Ohio 663 Oklahoma 223
Pennsylvania 460 South Dakota 388
Texas 79 Wisconsin 51
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