USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 04/29 08:00
04/29/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 04/29 08:00
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Wed, Apr 29, 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 6,327 6,744 7,399
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,453 1,269 1,351
Other Purchase Arrangement 309 144 485
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 2,005 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 6,652 3,413 4,225 1,477
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,652 3,413 4,225 1,477
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,396 419 875 608
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 737 604 624 32
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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 -
Wtd Average Price 46.27 46.14 45.79
Average Weight 369 368 370 364
Head Count 855 493 801 29
400-449 pounds
Price Range 25.00-64.25 25.00-64.25 25.00-64.25 48.00-64.00
Wtd Average Price 47.98 48.17 47.35 51.38
Average Weight 423 422 422 425
Head Count 1,458 1,006 1,238 147
450-499 pounds
Price Range 37.00-69.00 37.00-69.00 37.00-69.00 54.72-64.75
Wtd Average Price 59.23 60.61 59.70 57.99
Average Weight 476 475 475 477
Head Count 710 393 450 141
500-549 pounds
Price Range 43.35-69.00 44.00-69.00 43.35-69.00 54.72-67.17
Wtd Average Price 59.74 59.90 59.39 60.19
Average Weight 524 521 523 525
Head Count 2,220 1,131 1,261 670
550/up pounds
Price Range 43.34-70.50 44.00-70.50 43.34-70.50 54.72-69.85
Wtd Average Price 60.09 60.41 58.96 60.83
Average Weight 589 589 589 588
Head Count 1,200 390 475 381
Total Live Basis Head 6,443 3,413 4,225 1,368
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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 -
Wtd Average Price 46.27 46.14 45.79
Average Weight 369 368 370 364
Head Count 855 493 801 29
400-449 pounds
Price Range 25.00-64.25 25.00-64.25 25.00-64.25 48.00-64.00
Wtd Average Price 47.98 48.17 47.35 51.38
Average Weight 423 422 422 425
Head Count 1,458 1,006 1,238 147
450-499 pounds
Price Range 37.00-69.00 37.00-69.00 37.00-69.00 54.72-64.75
Wtd Average Price 59.23 60.61 59.70 57.99
Average Weight 476 475 475 477
Head Count 710 393 450 141
500-549 pounds
Price Range 43.35-69.00 44.00-69.00 43.35-69.00 54.72-67.17
Wtd Average Price 59.74 59.90 59.39 60.19
Average Weight 524 521 523 525
Head Count 2,220 1,131 1,261 670
550/up pounds
Price Range 43.34-70.50 44.00-70.50 43.34-70.50 54.72-69.85
Wtd Average Price 60.09 60.41 58.96 60.83
Average Weight 589 589 589 588
Head Count 1,200 390 475 381
Total Live Basis Head 6,443 3,413 4,225 1,368
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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 36.71-55.82 - - -
Wtd Average Price 49.36
Average Weight 372 379 375 375
Head Count 235 16 77 71
400-449 pounds
Price Range 40.70-55.82 - - -
Wtd Average Price 50.29
Average Weight 427 428 428 425
Head Count 314 40 108 101
450-499 pounds
Price Range 44.52-62.33 - - -
Wtd Average Price 56.96
Average Weight 475 478 477 473
Head Count 584 89 183 223
500-549 pounds
Price Range 48.22-63.96 - - -
Wtd Average Price 59.54
Average Weight 523 525 523 522
Head Count 558 108 290 84
550/up pounds
Price Range 48.90-66.09 - - -
Wtd Average Price 60.52
Average Weight 588 591 589 589
Head Count 505 104 155 129
Total Live Basis Head 2,196 357 813 608
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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 327 323 321 460
Head Count 569 545 565 4
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 129 Canada 1,178
Illinois 979 Indiana 91
Iowa 2,918 Kansas 181
Kentucky 80 Michigan 294
Minnesota 1,518 Mississippi 172
Missouri 310 Nebraska 777
North Carolina 444 Ohio 148
Oklahoma 478 Pennsylvania 81
South Dakota 20 Texas 159
Wisconsin 137
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