USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 04/14 07:55
04/14/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 04/14 07:55
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Tue, Apr 14, 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 5,420 5,284 5,994
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,061 1,471 1,352
Other Purchase Arrangement 392 41 148
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 685 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 5,639 1,745 2,473 2,152
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 5,639 1,745 2,473 2,152
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 1,487 421 756 442
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 40 2 3 22
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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 25.00-71.50 25.00-71.50 25.00-71.50 -
Wtd Average Price 56.76 57.63 57.17
Average Weight 370 371 370 371
Head Count 919 377 512 218
400-449 pounds
Price Range 25.00-77.00 25.00-77.00 25.00-77.00 25.00-67.21
Wtd Average Price 56.01 61.47 58.17 56.63
Average Weight 426 426 427 422
Head Count 931 311 481 238
450-499 pounds
Price Range 43.75-77.00 52.25-77.00 52.25-77.00 55.00-75.32
Wtd Average Price 61.78 61.47 62.20 60.80
Average Weight 476 477 477 475
Head Count 1,223 304 431 556
500-549 pounds
Price Range 45.75-77.00 58.00-75.50 58.00-75.50 -
Wtd Average Price 66.17 64.54 63.98
Average Weight 522 521 520 523
Head Count 1,359 529 733 431
550/up pounds
Price Range 47.75-77.00 60.00-76.00 60.00-76.00 59.50-76.01
Wtd Average Price 64.76 71.12 66.25 67.87
Average Weight 595 592 593 594
Head Count 502 113 205 115
Total Live Basis Head 4,934 1,634 2,362 1,558
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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 25.00-71.50 25.00-71.50 25.00-71.50 -
Wtd Average Price 56.76 57.63 57.17
Average Weight 370 371 370 371
Head Count 919 377 512 218
400-449 pounds
Price Range 25.00-77.00 25.00-77.00 25.00-77.00 25.00-67.21
Wtd Average Price 56.01 61.47 58.17 56.63
Average Weight 426 426 427 422
Head Count 931 311 481 238
450-499 pounds
Price Range 43.75-77.00 52.25-77.00 52.25-77.00 55.00-75.32
Wtd Average Price 61.78 61.47 62.20 60.80
Average Weight 476 477 477 475
Head Count 1,223 304 431 556
500-549 pounds
Price Range 45.75-77.00 58.00-75.50 58.00-75.50 -
Wtd Average Price 66.17 64.54 63.98
Average Weight 522 521 520 523
Head Count 1,359 529 733 431
550/up pounds
Price Range 47.75-77.00 60.00-76.00 60.00-76.00 59.50-76.01
Wtd Average Price 64.76 71.12 66.25 67.87
Average Weight 595 592 593 594
Head Count 502 113 205 115
Total Live Basis Head 4,934 1,634 2,362 1,558
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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 - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight 375 373 376 377
Head Count 54 28 36 5
400-449 pounds
Price Range - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight 428 427 428 428
Head Count 135 39 79 33
450-499 pounds
Price Range 50.79-71.10 - - -
Wtd Average Price 66.15
Average Weight 477 476 475 481
Head Count 379 90 194 151
500-549 pounds
Price Range 45.01-73.98 - - -
Wtd Average Price 68.98
Average Weight 524 524 524 519
Head Count 536 203 314 167
550/up pounds
Price Range - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight 588 589 586 594
Head Count 298 61 133 86
Total Live Basis Head 1,402 421 756 442
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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 505 515 503
Head Count 18 2 3
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 786 Illinois 565
Indiana 88 Iowa 1,199
Kansas 102 Kentucky 200
Michigan 140 Minnesota 969
Missouri 249 Nebraska 540
North Carolina 258 North Dakota 97
Ohio 1,287 Oklahoma 176
Pennsylvania 258 South Dakota 173
Texas 259 Wisconsin 212
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