USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 04/16 08:00
04/16/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 04/16 08:00
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Thu, Apr 16, 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 5,809 7,414 7,298
Swine or Pork Market Formula 781 1,551 1,229
Other Purchase Arrangement 429 293 387
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,094 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 5,844 2,729 3,110 1,963
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 5,844 2,729 3,110 1,963
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 1,186 248 586 191
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 654 529 566 72
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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 25.00-71.00 25.00-71.00 -
Wtd Average Price 54.05 54.28 54.23
Average Weight 372 372 372 371
Head Count 821 581 593 60
400-449 pounds
Price Range 25.00-74.00 25.00-74.00 25.00-74.00 -
Wtd Average Price 56.44 58.78 56.86
Average Weight 422 421 422 422
Head Count 1,101 702 862 155
450-499 pounds
Price Range 43.00-74.26 43.00-74.26 43.00-74.26 58.00-67.00
Wtd Average Price 62.85 68.57 61.08 63.79
Average Weight 477 476 477 477
Head Count 1,488 418 591 699
500-549 pounds
Price Range 43.00-74.00 43.00-74.00 43.00-74.00 58.00-72.50
Wtd Average Price 62.86 60.62 60.44 65.14
Average Weight 523 522 522 523
Head Count 1,469 679 715 503
550/up pounds
Price Range 48.12-76.00 52.68-76.00 52.68-76.00 58.00-72.50
Wtd Average Price 66.89 68.60 68.60 66.26
Average Weight 589 591 591 587
Head Count 669 349 349 250
Total Live Basis Head 5,548 2,729 3,110 1,667
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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 25.00-71.00 25.00-71.00 -
Wtd Average Price 54.05 54.28 54.23
Average Weight 372 372 372 371
Head Count 821 581 593 60
400-449 pounds
Price Range 25.00-74.00 25.00-74.00 25.00-74.00 -
Wtd Average Price 56.44 58.78 56.86
Average Weight 422 421 422 422
Head Count 1,101 702 862 155
450-499 pounds
Price Range 43.00-74.26 43.00-74.26 43.00-74.26 58.00-67.00
Wtd Average Price 62.85 68.57 61.08 63.79
Average Weight 477 476 477 477
Head Count 1,488 418 591 699
500-549 pounds
Price Range 43.00-74.00 43.00-74.00 43.00-74.00 58.00-72.50
Wtd Average Price 62.86 60.62 60.44 65.14
Average Weight 523 522 522 523
Head Count 1,469 679 715 503
550/up pounds
Price Range 48.12-76.00 52.68-76.00 52.68-76.00 58.00-72.50
Wtd Average Price 66.89 68.60 68.60 66.26
Average Weight 589 591 591 587
Head Count 669 349 349 250
Total Live Basis Head 5,548 2,729 3,110 1,667
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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 363 363 363 365
Head Count 83 11 25 8
400-449 pounds
Price Range - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight 427 426 428 423
Head Count 150 8 51 55
450-499 pounds
Price Range 48.21-71.65 - - -
Wtd Average Price 61.25
Average Weight 475 478 476 478
Head Count 317 12 100 123
500-549 pounds
Price Range - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight 524 525 526 502
Head Count 237 22 120 2
550/up pounds
Price Range - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight 590 591 591 581
Head Count 229 25 120 3
Total Live Basis Head 1,016 78 416 191
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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 356 365 358 334
Head Count 546 499 536 10
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 685 Illinois 924
Indiana 121 Iowa 2,583
Kansas 75 Kentucky 188
Michigan 207 Minnesota 923
Mississippi 92 Missouri 121
Nebraska 442 North Carolina 443
Ohio 558 Oklahoma 421
Pennsylvania 97 South Dakota 118
Texas 90 Wisconsin 25
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