USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 04/09 07:55
04/09/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 04/09 07:55
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Thu, Apr 09, 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 7,414 6,518 7,883
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,551 1,220 1,422
Other Purchase Arrangement 293 281 83
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,460 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 7,477 2,202 3,195 3,080
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 7,477 2,202 3,195 3,080
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,385 429 1,111 638
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 563 314 497 66
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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 25.00-68.00 25.00-65.00 25.00-65.00 55.00-65.10
Wtd Average Price 57.75 57.46 57.53 57.92
Average Weight 371 374 374 369
Head Count 893 290 571 284
400-449 pounds
Price Range 25.00-78.00 25.00-75.50 25.00-78.00 48.00-72.25
Wtd Average Price 60.28 61.13 60.64 59.78
Average Weight 426 425 425 426
Head Count 1,299 556 769 408
450-499 pounds
Price Range 32.25-79.61 32.25-79.61 32.25-79.61 61.61-78.00
Wtd Average Price 67.53 66.36 65.73 68.78
Average Weight 476 479 478 475
Head Count 1,744 564 753 613
500-549 pounds
Price Range 53.67-78.00 54.84-78.00 53.67-78.00 61.61-75.00
Wtd Average Price 68.80 68.06 67.81 70.03
Average Weight 526 525 526 524
Head Count 1,859 585 839 705
550/up pounds
Price Range 53.67-78.00 60.36-78.00 53.67-78.00 63.00-75.72
Wtd Average Price 69.48 69.13 68.30 71.14
Average Weight 587 597 592 584
Head Count 861 207 263 479
Total Live Basis Head 6,656 2,202 3,195 2,489
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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 25.00-68.00 25.00-65.00 25.00-65.00 55.00-65.10
Wtd Average Price 57.75 57.46 57.53 57.92
Average Weight 371 374 374 369
Head Count 893 290 571 284
400-449 pounds
Price Range 25.00-78.00 25.00-75.50 25.00-78.00 48.00-72.25
Wtd Average Price 60.28 61.13 60.64 59.78
Average Weight 426 425 425 426
Head Count 1,299 556 769 408
450-499 pounds
Price Range 32.25-79.61 32.25-79.61 32.25-79.61 61.61-78.00
Wtd Average Price 67.53 66.36 65.73 68.78
Average Weight 476 479 478 475
Head Count 1,744 564 753 613
500-549 pounds
Price Range 53.67-78.00 54.84-78.00 53.67-78.00 61.61-75.00
Wtd Average Price 68.80 68.06 67.81 70.03
Average Weight 526 525 526 524
Head Count 1,859 585 839 705
550/up pounds
Price Range 53.67-78.00 60.36-78.00 53.67-78.00 63.00-75.72
Wtd Average Price 69.48 69.13 68.30 71.14
Average Weight 587 597 592 584
Head Count 861 207 263 479
Total Live Basis Head 6,656 2,202 3,195 2,489
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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 46.74-67.40 - - -
Wtd Average Price 56.19
Average Weight 366 366 367 368
Head Count 309 11 121 118
400-449 pounds
Price Range 60.36-69.39 - - -
Wtd Average Price 63.15
Average Weight 426 425 426 426
Head Count 250 25 144 56
450-499 pounds
Price Range 62.83-77.73 - - -
Wtd Average Price 68.97
Average Weight 476 477 475 478
Head Count 477 51 212 170
500-549 pounds
Price Range 66.63-77.10 - - -
Wtd Average Price 70.83
Average Weight 525 525 525 524
Head Count 670 88 252 178
550/up pounds
Price Range 64.96-79.80 - - -
Wtd Average Price 70.53
Average Weight 591 581 591 585
Head Count 507 83 211 116
Total Live Basis Head 2,213 258 940 638
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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 318 323 318
Head Count 451 280 451
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arizona 80 Arkansas 72
Canada 1,119 Illinois 1,592
Indiana 234 Iowa 1,905
Kentucky 250 Michigan 152
Minnesota 1,040 Mississippi 93
Missouri 527 Montana 93
Nebraska 882 North Carolina 514
Ohio 792 Oklahoma 394
Pennsylvania 176 South Dakota 449
Texas 80 Wisconsin 274
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