USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 03/27 08:00
03/27/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 03/27 08:00
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Fri, Mar 27, 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 6,808 8,210 7,580
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,406 1,341 2,013
Other Purchase Arrangement 191 272 116
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,485 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 6,775 2,449 3,281 2,265
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,775 2,449 3,281 2,265
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,270 383 968 632
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 751 544 708 43
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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 30.00-73.00 30.00-73.00 30.00-73.00 63.00-72.00
Wtd Average Price 63.10 62.66 62.87 67.55
Average Weight 371 375 372 369
Head Count 903 279 551 212
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-83.00 30.00-83.00 30.00-83.00 54.00-83.00
Wtd Average Price 66.16 65.29 65.11 68.37
Average Weight 424 425 424 426
Head Count 1,236 628 855 298
450-499 pounds
Price Range 52.00-84.17 57.43-84.17 57.43-84.17 54.00-83.00
Wtd Average Price 75.93 75.06 75.20 77.14
Average Weight 476 475 477 476
Head Count 1,555 462 584 749
500-549 pounds
Price Range 54.00-83.30 54.00-83.00 54.00-83.00 68.00-83.30
Wtd Average Price 75.48 72.12 72.49 77.51
Average Weight 522 520 521 521
Head Count 1,994 674 796 703
550/up pounds
Price Range 56.00-83.75 58.45-83.75 58.45-83.75 70.00-83.00
Wtd Average Price 76.92 76.33 77.07 79.47
Average Weight 587 583 584 594
Head Count 720 284 357 156
Total Live Basis Head 6,408 2,327 3,143 2,118
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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 30.00-73.00 30.00-73.00 30.00-73.00 63.00-72.00
Wtd Average Price 63.10 62.66 62.87 67.55
Average Weight 371 375 372 369
Head Count 903 279 551 212
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-83.00 30.00-83.00 30.00-83.00 54.00-83.00
Wtd Average Price 66.16 65.29 65.11 68.37
Average Weight 424 425 424 426
Head Count 1,236 628 855 298
450-499 pounds
Price Range 52.00-84.17 57.43-84.17 57.43-84.17 54.00-83.00
Wtd Average Price 75.93 75.06 75.20 77.14
Average Weight 476 475 477 476
Head Count 1,555 462 584 749
500-549 pounds
Price Range 54.00-83.30 54.00-83.00 54.00-83.00 68.00-83.30
Wtd Average Price 75.48 72.12 72.49 77.51
Average Weight 522 520 521 521
Head Count 1,994 674 796 703
550/up pounds
Price Range 56.00-83.75 58.45-83.75 58.45-83.75 70.00-83.00
Wtd Average Price 76.92 76.33 77.07 79.47
Average Weight 587 583 584 594
Head Count 720 284 357 156
Total Live Basis Head 6,408 2,327 3,143 2,118
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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 60.00-69.19 - - -
Wtd Average Price 64.66
Average Weight 373 375 376 376
Head Count 202 22 68 56
400-449 pounds
Price Range 60.00-73.92 - - -
Wtd Average Price 68.65
Average Weight 429 430 429 428
Head Count 286 27 98 97
450-499 pounds
Price Range 60.00-83.98 - - -
Wtd Average Price 78.37
Average Weight 475 475 476 471
Head Count 628 89 250 215
500-549 pounds
Price Range 60.00-83.98 - - -
Wtd Average Price 77.94
Average Weight 524 523 524 522
Head Count 479 94 234 104
550/up pounds
Price Range 69.77-83.98 - - -
Wtd Average Price 79.58
Average Weight 584 590 585 584
Head Count 410 61 178 106
Total Live Basis Head 2,005 293 828 578
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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 339 327 339
Head Count 631 520 631
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 243 Canada 1,046
Illinois 1,340 Indiana 171
Iowa 2,083 Kansas 90
Kentucky 93 Michigan 305
Minnesota 1,293 Mississippi 82
Missouri 574 Montana 82
Nebraska 875 North Carolina 535
Ohio 242 Oklahoma 415
Pennsylvania 256 South Dakota 42
Texas 113 Wisconsin 107
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