USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 04/03 08:00
04/03/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 04/03 08:00
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Fri, Apr 03, 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 7,428 6,808 7,718
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,242 1,406 1,805
Other Purchase Arrangement 255 191 239
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 2,052 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 7,508 2,591 4,079 2,566
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 7,508 2,591 4,079 2,566
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,342 509 1,195 517
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 872 524 755 39
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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 30.00-73.01 30.00-73.01 30.00-73.01 57.00-73.00
Wtd Average Price 61.30 60.96 61.08 62.56
Average Weight 374 373 373 374
Head Count 1,315 571 1,061 168
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-81.00 30.00-81.00 30.00-81.00 57.00-74.04
Wtd Average Price 64.22 66.70 64.05 65.52
Average Weight 426 425 425 429
Head Count 1,336 525 921 335
450-499 pounds
Price Range 52.00-81.00 52.00-81.00 52.00-81.00 66.00-79.50
Wtd Average Price 71.95 68.48 69.04 73.20
Average Weight 475 472 474 476
Head Count 1,650 457 707 638
500-549 pounds
Price Range 54.02-81.00 55.00-81.00 54.02-81.00 67.53-79.50
Wtd Average Price 73.21 74.09 72.84 73.91
Average Weight 522 522 521 524
Head Count 1,819 659 937 627
550/up pounds
Price Range 57.00-81.75 57.00-81.00 57.00-81.00 67.53-81.75
Wtd Average Price 73.76 71.66 71.99 76.10
Average Weight 587 591 592 578
Head Count 914 379 453 419
Total Live Basis Head 7,034 2,591 4,079 2,187
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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 30.00-73.01 30.00-73.01 30.00-73.01 57.00-73.00
Wtd Average Price 61.30 60.96 61.08 62.56
Average Weight 374 373 373 374
Head Count 1,315 571 1,061 168
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-81.00 30.00-81.00 30.00-81.00 57.00-74.04
Wtd Average Price 64.22 66.70 64.05 65.52
Average Weight 426 425 425 429
Head Count 1,336 525 921 335
450-499 pounds
Price Range 52.00-81.00 52.00-81.00 52.00-81.00 66.00-79.50
Wtd Average Price 71.95 68.48 69.04 73.20
Average Weight 475 472 474 476
Head Count 1,650 457 707 638
500-549 pounds
Price Range 54.02-81.00 55.00-81.00 54.02-81.00 67.53-79.50
Wtd Average Price 73.21 74.09 72.84 73.91
Average Weight 522 522 521 524
Head Count 1,819 659 937 627
550/up pounds
Price Range 57.00-81.75 57.00-81.00 57.00-81.00 67.53-81.75
Wtd Average Price 73.76 71.66 71.99 76.10
Average Weight 587 591 592 578
Head Count 914 379 453 419
Total Live Basis Head 7,034 2,591 4,079 2,187
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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 52.34-64.56 - - -
Wtd Average Price 60.34
Average Weight 366 361 367 357
Head Count 225 60 110 40
400-449 pounds
Price Range 53.36-73.84 - - -
Wtd Average Price 66.04
Average Weight 427 429 429 425
Head Count 343 63 180 69
450-499 pounds
Price Range 53.36-78.84 - - -
Wtd Average Price 73.71
Average Weight 474 478 476 477
Head Count 650 99 284 220
500-549 pounds
Price Range 65.42-79.52 - - -
Wtd Average Price 75.37
Average Weight 524 525 524 519
Head Count 510 116 284 103
550/up pounds
Price Range 62.51-78.26 - - -
Wtd Average Price 73.72
Average Weight 590 586 591 583
Head Count 509 101 267 85
Total Live Basis Head 2,237 439 1,125 517
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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 354 349 341 543
Head Count 803 497 728 36
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 58 Canada 945
Colorado 100 Georgia 106
Illinois 958 Indiana 150
Iowa 2,624 Kentucky 94
Michigan 339 Minnesota 1,000
Mississippi 188 Missouri 823
Nebraska 1,412 North Carolina 536
Ohio 614 Oklahoma 333
Pennsylvania 349 South Dakota 170
Texas 135 Wisconsin 43
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