USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 04/02 07:45
04/02/2026 | 7:45 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 04/02 07:45
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Thu, Apr 02, 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 6,518 7,024 6,914
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,220 1,111 1,519
Other Purchase Arrangement 281 239 251
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,822 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 6,828 2,672 3,739 2,158
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,828 2,672 3,739 2,158
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,160 551 1,048 274
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 572 415 546 16
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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 25.00-73.00 30.00-73.00 25.00-73.00 60.00-70.00
Wtd Average Price 60.09 58.93 59.12 64.69
Average Weight 370 363 369 372
Head Count 1,120 348 785 219
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-81.00 30.00-81.00 30.00-81.00 52.00-71.46
Wtd Average Price 62.11 62.00 61.38 63.53
Average Weight 427 427 427 426
Head Count 1,514 794 1,076 312
450-499 pounds
Price Range 52.00-82.94 52.00-82.94 52.00-82.94 62.00-76.53
Wtd Average Price 71.03 72.57 70.36 72.26
Average Weight 473 472 473 471
Head Count 1,060 312 460 470
500-549 pounds
Price Range 56.84-81.00 60.02-81.00 56.84-81.00 66.00-78.88
Wtd Average Price 73.84 73.65 72.80 74.71
Average Weight 524 526 525 524
Head Count 1,540 740 858 423
550/up pounds
Price Range 64.00-81.80 64.00-81.00 64.00-81.00 66.00-81.80
Wtd Average Price 73.74 73.93 73.80 75.47
Average Weight 584 582 585 576
Head Count 1,092 478 560 332
Total Live Basis Head 6,326 2,672 3,739 1,756
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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 25.00-73.00 30.00-73.00 25.00-73.00 60.00-70.00
Wtd Average Price 60.09 58.93 59.12 64.69
Average Weight 370 363 369 372
Head Count 1,120 348 785 219
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-81.00 30.00-81.00 30.00-81.00 52.00-71.46
Wtd Average Price 62.11 62.00 61.38 63.53
Average Weight 427 427 427 426
Head Count 1,514 794 1,076 312
450-499 pounds
Price Range 52.00-82.94 52.00-82.94 52.00-82.94 62.00-76.53
Wtd Average Price 71.03 72.57 70.36 72.26
Average Weight 473 472 473 471
Head Count 1,060 312 460 470
500-549 pounds
Price Range 56.84-81.00 60.02-81.00 56.84-81.00 66.00-78.88
Wtd Average Price 73.84 73.65 72.80 74.71
Average Weight 524 526 525 524
Head Count 1,540 740 858 423
550/up pounds
Price Range 64.00-81.80 64.00-81.00 64.00-81.00 66.00-81.80
Wtd Average Price 73.74 73.93 73.80 75.47
Average Weight 584 582 585 576
Head Count 1,092 478 560 332
Total Live Basis Head 6,326 2,672 3,739 1,756
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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 59.28-67.84 - - -
Wtd Average Price 62.84
Average Weight 369 382 372 377
Head Count 151 7 38 6
400-449 pounds
Price Range 59.09-67.83 - - -
Wtd Average Price 64.21
Average Weight 428 430 429 426
Head Count 234 68 110 38
450-499 pounds
Price Range 64.00-77.51 - - -
Wtd Average Price 73.38
Average Weight 476 475 475 475
Head Count 532 162 271 97
500-549 pounds
Price Range 64.00-79.64 - - -
Wtd Average Price 74.12
Average Weight 524 525 524 520
Head Count 590 148 315 94
550/up pounds
Price Range 64.00-78.68 - - -
Wtd Average Price 73.85
Average Weight 585 585 584 576
Head Count 513 107 255 39
Total Live Basis Head 2,020 492 989 274
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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 336 335 340 263
Head Count 507 374 505 2
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 174 Canada 975
Illinois 970 Indiana 229
Iowa 2,461 Kentucky 189
Michigan 134 Minnesota 1,177
Mississippi 282 Missouri 383
Montana 87 Nebraska 1,252
North Carolina 358 Ohio 252
Oklahoma 386 Pennsylvania 115
South Dakota 60 Texas 157
Wisconsin 200
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