USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 03/26 08:00
03/26/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 03/26 08:00
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Thu, Mar 26, 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 7,024 7,013 6,940
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,111 1,448 1,649
Other Purchase Arrangement 239 227 129
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,768 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 7,222 3,183 4,379 1,935
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 7,222 3,183 4,379 1,935
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,030 472 777 436
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 651 544 633 18
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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 30.00-76.25 30.00-76.25 30.00-76.25 -
Wtd Average Price 65.51 67.03 65.56
Average Weight 368 366 367 372
Head Count 1,385 903 1,216 131
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-85.00 30.00-85.00 30.00-85.00 -
Wtd Average Price 70.06 71.97 69.95
Average Weight 426 427 425 427
Head Count 1,136 511 923 105
450-499 pounds
Price Range 52.00-85.00 55.00-85.00 55.00-85.00 70.00-81.59
Wtd Average Price 75.43 75.18 74.26 77.65
Average Weight 476 475 475 477
Head Count 1,668 587 735 704
500-549 pounds
Price Range 54.00-85.00 66.04-85.00 60.82-85.00 70.00-81.35
Wtd Average Price 76.23 77.36 76.75 77.79
Average Weight 522 522 520 523
Head Count 1,493 885 1,028 342
550/up pounds
Price Range 56.00-85.00 66.03-85.00 60.84-85.00 70.00-84.04
Wtd Average Price 76.86 76.69 76.79 79.92
Average Weight 584 586 585 585
Head Count 1,093 297 476 207
Total Live Basis Head 6,775 3,183 4,378 1,489
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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 30.00-76.25 30.00-76.25 30.00-76.25 -
Wtd Average Price 65.51 67.03 65.56
Average Weight 368 366 367 372
Head Count 1,385 903 1,216 131
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-85.00 30.00-85.00 30.00-85.00 -
Wtd Average Price 70.06 71.97 69.95
Average Weight 426 427 425 427
Head Count 1,136 511 923 105
450-499 pounds
Price Range 52.00-85.00 55.00-85.00 55.00-85.00 70.00-81.59
Wtd Average Price 75.43 75.18 74.26 77.65
Average Weight 476 475 475 477
Head Count 1,668 587 735 704
500-549 pounds
Price Range 54.00-85.00 66.04-85.00 60.82-85.00 70.00-81.35
Wtd Average Price 76.23 77.36 76.75 77.79
Average Weight 522 522 520 523
Head Count 1,493 885 1,028 342
550/up pounds
Price Range 56.00-85.00 66.03-85.00 60.84-85.00 70.00-84.04
Wtd Average Price 76.86 76.69 76.79 79.92
Average Weight 584 586 585 585
Head Count 1,093 297 476 207
Total Live Basis Head 6,775 3,183 4,378 1,489
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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 60.26-69.98 - - -
Wtd Average Price 66.93
Average Weight 366 361 366 371
Head Count 234 35 105 11
400-449 pounds
Price Range 63.61-73.76 - - -
Wtd Average Price 70.24
Average Weight 427 430 428 424
Head Count 334 53 142 62
450-499 pounds
Price Range 71.13-81.55 - - -
Wtd Average Price 77.94
Average Weight 478 477 476 481
Head Count 548 110 183 195
500-549 pounds
Price Range 70.30-82.35 - - -
Wtd Average Price 78.76
Average Weight 525 523 524 523
Head Count 417 108 153 77
550/up pounds
Price Range 74.18-83.62 - - -
Wtd Average Price 80.49
Average Weight 591 598 595 589
Head Count 414 83 111 91
Total Live Basis Head 1,947 389 694 436
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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 388 384 388
Head Count 617 528 617
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arizona 80 Arkansas 36
Canada 935 Illinois 822
Indiana 360 Iowa 3,060
Kentucky 197 Michigan 55
Minnesota 1,139 Mississippi 168
Missouri 451 Nebraska 1,092
North Carolina 434 Ohio 219
Oklahoma 584 Pennsylvania 328
South Dakota 47 Texas 90
Wisconsin 45
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