USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 04/22 07:55
04/22/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 04/22 07:55
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Wed, Apr 22, 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 6,744 6,635 7,470
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,269 917 1,551
Other Purchase Arrangement 144 209 297
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,849 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 6,848 2,345 3,237 2,183
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,848 2,345 3,237 2,183
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,496 640 1,268 683
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 518 491 518 0
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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 25.00-62.25 25.00-62.25 25.00-62.25 50.00-57.25
Wtd Average Price 52.19 51.78 52.13 55.82
Average Weight 371 375 373 369
Head Count 860 456 723 115
400-449 pounds
Price Range 25.00-69.00 25.00-69.00 25.00-69.00 31.00-69.00
Wtd Average Price 51.52 51.50 51.07 54.68
Average Weight 422 425 423 424
Head Count 1,317 548 666 183
450-499 pounds
Price Range 41.00-70.82 41.00-70.82 41.00-70.82 53.45-69.00
Wtd Average Price 59.98 56.94 58.38 61.11
Average Weight 477 476 478 475
Head Count 1,047 382 536 357
500-549 pounds
Price Range 42.00-70.50 42.00-69.00 42.00-69.00 42.50-69.00
Wtd Average Price 62.45 60.65 61.26 64.08
Average Weight 524 523 524 523
Head Count 2,148 839 1,047 933
550/up pounds
Price Range 55.40-70.50 56.00-69.00 55.40-69.00 56.00-69.00
Wtd Average Price 62.16 59.87 58.18 63.20
Average Weight 585 574 587 581
Head Count 1,171 120 265 392
Total Live Basis Head 6,543 2,345 3,237 1,980
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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 25.00-62.25 25.00-62.25 25.00-62.25 50.00-57.25
Wtd Average Price 52.19 51.78 52.13 55.82
Average Weight 371 375 373 369
Head Count 860 456 723 115
400-449 pounds
Price Range 25.00-69.00 25.00-69.00 25.00-69.00 31.00-69.00
Wtd Average Price 51.52 51.50 51.07 54.68
Average Weight 422 425 423 424
Head Count 1,317 548 666 183
450-499 pounds
Price Range 41.00-70.82 41.00-70.82 41.00-70.82 53.45-69.00
Wtd Average Price 59.98 56.94 58.38 61.11
Average Weight 477 476 478 475
Head Count 1,047 382 536 357
500-549 pounds
Price Range 42.00-70.50 42.00-69.00 42.00-69.00 42.50-69.00
Wtd Average Price 62.45 60.65 61.26 64.08
Average Weight 524 523 524 523
Head Count 2,148 839 1,047 933
550/up pounds
Price Range 55.40-70.50 56.00-69.00 55.40-69.00 56.00-69.00
Wtd Average Price 62.16 59.87 58.18 63.20
Average Weight 585 574 587 581
Head Count 1,171 120 265 392
Total Live Basis Head 6,543 2,345 3,237 1,980
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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 40.48-57.19 - - -
Wtd Average Price 52.21
Average Weight 365 361 365 364
Head Count 299 33 171 49
400-449 pounds
Price Range 44.61-58.04 - - -
Wtd Average Price 54.37
Average Weight 427 428 427 431
Head Count 382 65 210 99
450-499 pounds
Price Range 47.80-66.54 - - -
Wtd Average Price 61.09
Average Weight 475 476 475 476
Head Count 582 115 290 170
500-549 pounds
Price Range 51.31-68.95 - - -
Wtd Average Price 63.95
Average Weight 522 524 522 519
Head Count 633 132 246 253
550/up pounds
Price Range 52.89-71.52 - - -
Wtd Average Price 65.01
Average Weight 583 584 582 582
Head Count 430 125 181 112
Total Live Basis Head 2,326 470 1,098 683
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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 366 354 366
Head Count 474 447 474
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 77 Canada 1,333
Colorado 86 Illinois 1,266
Indiana 80 Iowa 2,547
Kansas 151 Kentucky 268
Michigan 91 Minnesota 929
Mississippi 90 Missouri 550
Nebraska 735 North Carolina 606
Ohio 245 Oklahoma 403
Pennsylvania 364 South Dakota 111
Texas 74
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