USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 05/07 07:50
05/07/2026 | 7:59 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 05/07 07:50
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Thu, May 07, 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 7,357 6,974 7,353
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,603 1,546 1,424
Other Purchase Arrangement 238 294 116
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,325 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 7,341 3,262 4,488 2,327
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 7,341 3,262 4,488 2,327
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,084 442 744 915
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 860 462 742 69
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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 25.00-70.00 25.00-65.00 25.00-65.00 40.75-70.00
Wtd Average Price 53.12 50.76 50.73 60.82
Average Weight 371 371 370 370
Head Count 1,176 613 811 254
400-449 pounds
Price Range 25.00-70.00 25.00-67.00 25.00-67.00 49.00-70.00
Wtd Average Price 51.45 50.67 50.80 58.49
Average Weight 424 423 423 427
Head Count 1,578 967 1,370 167
450-499 pounds
Price Range 38.00-72.00 43.75-72.00 38.00-72.00 39.00-70.00
Wtd Average Price 60.70 61.44 60.69 60.36
Average Weight 475 476 475 476
Head Count 1,087 547 717 296
500-549 pounds
Price Range 47.59-72.00 48.18-72.00 47.59-72.00 54.00-70.00
Wtd Average Price 63.72 64.47 63.25 64.37
Average Weight 523 523 522 525
Head Count 1,901 716 1,009 727
550/up pounds
Price Range 47.59-73.00 48.17-73.00 47.59-73.00 52.55-71.69
Wtd Average Price 64.86 62.45 63.45 67.45
Average Weight 583 585 585 581
Head Count 1,036 415 577 324
Total Live Basis Head 6,778 3,258 4,484 1,768
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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 25.00-70.00 25.00-65.00 25.00-65.00 40.75-70.00
Wtd Average Price 53.12 50.76 50.73 60.82
Average Weight 371 371 370 370
Head Count 1,176 613 811 254
400-449 pounds
Price Range 25.00-70.00 25.00-67.00 25.00-67.00 49.00-70.00
Wtd Average Price 51.45 50.67 50.80 58.49
Average Weight 424 423 423 427
Head Count 1,578 967 1,370 167
450-499 pounds
Price Range 38.00-72.00 43.75-72.00 38.00-72.00 39.00-70.00
Wtd Average Price 60.70 61.44 60.69 60.36
Average Weight 475 476 475 476
Head Count 1,087 547 717 296
500-549 pounds
Price Range 47.59-72.00 48.18-72.00 47.59-72.00 54.00-70.00
Wtd Average Price 63.72 64.47 63.25 64.37
Average Weight 523 523 522 525
Head Count 1,901 716 1,009 727
550/up pounds
Price Range 47.59-73.00 48.17-73.00 47.59-73.00 52.55-71.69
Wtd Average Price 64.86 62.45 63.45 67.45
Average Weight 583 585 585 581
Head Count 1,036 415 577 324
Total Live Basis Head 6,778 3,258 4,484 1,768
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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 40.89-54.47 - - -
Wtd Average Price 48.47
Average Weight 367 368 365 378
Head Count 136 9 57 22
400-449 pounds
Price Range 44.82-57.82 - - -
Wtd Average Price 53.12
Average Weight 427 430 429 424
Head Count 241 38 107 68
450-499 pounds
Price Range 48.55-63.00 - - -
Wtd Average Price 57.92
Average Weight 476 476 475 479
Head Count 363 121 168 103
500-549 pounds
Price Range 53.11-66.80 - - -
Wtd Average Price 62.28
Average Weight 527 526 526 528
Head Count 741 145 192 469
550/up pounds
Price Range 55.09-69.56 - - -
Wtd Average Price 64.38
Average Weight 592 590 591 591
Head Count 453 129 220 164
Total Live Basis Head 1,934 442 744 826
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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 383 389 383
Head Count 661 462 661
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 531 Illinois 1,434
Indiana 289 Iowa 2,663
Kentucky 160 Michigan 185
Minnesota 1,503 Mississippi 89
Missouri 635 Nebraska 921
North Carolina 507 North Dakota 105
Ohio 435 Oklahoma 307
Pennsylvania 377 South Dakota 252
Texas 57 Wisconsin 73
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