USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 04/08 07:55
04/08/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 04/08 07:55
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Wed, Apr 08, 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 5,385 6,284 7,800
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,432 1,565 1,322
Other Purchase Arrangement 275 221 142
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,875 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 5,772 1,976 2,811 1,843
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 5,772 1,976 2,811 1,843
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,432 446 976 828
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 488 398 427 61
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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 25.00-71.00 35.75-71.00 25.00-71.00 56.00-65.60
Wtd Average Price 56.74 58.41 57.03 59.36
Average Weight 372 368 370 371
Head Count 1,181 580 936 87
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-79.00 30.00-79.00 30.00-79.00 49.00-66.11
Wtd Average Price 61.11 62.22 61.52 58.70
Average Weight 426 424 424 427
Head Count 1,222 570 652 459
450-499 pounds
Price Range 49.00-79.97 59.22-79.00 52.32-79.00 49.00-79.97
Wtd Average Price 68.94 71.78 69.32 68.93
Average Weight 476 477 478 475
Head Count 735 216 314 237
500-549 pounds
Price Range 49.00-79.00 49.00-79.00 49.00-79.00 55.00-78.97
Wtd Average Price 69.39 73.62 71.47 68.90
Average Weight 522 519 520 523
Head Count 1,295 355 490 631
550/up pounds
Price Range 59.86-81.62 64.00-79.00 62.49-79.00 64.00-81.62
Wtd Average Price 69.61 69.49 69.58 70.58
Average Weight 585 583 585 585
Head Count 872 255 419 183
Total Live Basis Head 5,305 1,976 2,811 1,597
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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 25.00-71.00 35.75-71.00 25.00-71.00 56.00-65.60
Wtd Average Price 56.74 58.41 57.03 59.36
Average Weight 372 368 370 371
Head Count 1,181 580 936 87
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-79.00 30.00-79.00 30.00-79.00 49.00-66.11
Wtd Average Price 61.11 62.22 61.52 58.70
Average Weight 426 424 424 427
Head Count 1,222 570 652 459
450-499 pounds
Price Range 49.00-79.97 59.22-79.00 52.32-79.00 49.00-79.97
Wtd Average Price 68.94 71.78 69.32 68.93
Average Weight 476 477 478 475
Head Count 735 216 314 237
500-549 pounds
Price Range 49.00-79.00 49.00-79.00 49.00-79.00 55.00-78.97
Wtd Average Price 69.39 73.62 71.47 68.90
Average Weight 522 519 520 523
Head Count 1,295 355 490 631
550/up pounds
Price Range 59.86-81.62 64.00-79.00 62.49-79.00 64.00-81.62
Wtd Average Price 69.61 69.49 69.58 70.58
Average Weight 585 583 585 585
Head Count 872 255 419 183
Total Live Basis Head 5,305 1,976 2,811 1,597
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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 51.83-64.08 - - -
Wtd Average Price 57.31
Average Weight 369 369 370 375
Head Count 313 35 81 126
400-449 pounds
Price Range 55.46-65.55 - - -
Wtd Average Price 61.55
Average Weight 428 430 429 429
Head Count 316 29 105 109
450-499 pounds
Price Range 61.67-78.66 - - -
Wtd Average Price 73.14
Average Weight 475 476 476 473
Head Count 611 61 215 251
500-549 pounds
Price Range 57.52-77.69 - - -
Wtd Average Price 72.05
Average Weight 523 526 524 521
Head Count 520 72 207 153
550/up pounds
Price Range 55.96-80.22 - - -
Wtd Average Price 72.21
Average Weight 593 595 593 593
Head Count 426 75 194 117
Total Live Basis Head 2,186 272 802 756
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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 285 286 285
Head Count 388 359 388
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 133 Canada 934
Illinois 1,026 Indiana 184
Iowa 1,775 Kansas 104
Kentucky 195 Michigan 221
Minnesota 1,045 Mississippi 188
Missouri 529 Nebraska 643
North Carolina 352 Ohio 583
Oklahoma 420 Pennsylvania 193
South Dakota 118 Texas 259
Wisconsin 65
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