USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 05/22 08:00
05/22/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 05/22 08:00
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Fri, May 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 6,475 6,822 6,965
Swine or Pork Market Formula 852 1,314 1,542
Other Purchase Arrangement 259 409 63
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,830 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 6,463 2,603 3,350 1,986
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,463 2,603 3,350 1,986
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,020 475 690 814
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 836 507 790 21
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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 30.00-75.00 30.00-75.00 30.00-75.00 50.00-67.38
Wtd Average Price 62.24 62.81 62.45 60.89
Average Weight 373 371 371 376
Head Count 926 608 790 107
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-80.00 30.00-77.00 30.00-77.00 50.00-80.00
Wtd Average Price 64.28 63.00 62.43 68.14
Average Weight 423 424 423 422
Head Count 1,181 515 650 393
450-499 pounds
Price Range 53.00-80.00 53.00-79.69 53.00-79.69 63.65-80.00
Wtd Average Price 70.66 71.00 69.16 71.38
Average Weight 475 474 474 478
Head Count 1,214 459 560 448
500-549 pounds
Price Range 60.39-80.50 64.84-80.50 60.39-80.50 63.65-80.00
Wtd Average Price 73.15 73.17 72.12 76.46
Average Weight 525 523 525 523
Head Count 1,723 747 992 389
550/up pounds
Price Range 60.38-80.00 64.80-79.69 60.38-79.69 63.65-80.00
Wtd Average Price 74.21 74.24 72.60 75.99
Average Weight 584 582 582 583
Head Count 1,015 274 358 419
Total Live Basis Head 6,059 2,603 3,350 1,756
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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 30.00-75.00 30.00-75.00 30.00-75.00 50.00-67.38
Wtd Average Price 62.24 62.81 62.45 60.89
Average Weight 373 371 371 376
Head Count 926 608 790 107
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-80.00 30.00-77.00 30.00-77.00 50.00-80.00
Wtd Average Price 64.28 63.00 62.43 68.14
Average Weight 423 424 423 422
Head Count 1,181 515 650 393
450-499 pounds
Price Range 53.00-80.00 53.00-79.69 53.00-79.69 63.65-80.00
Wtd Average Price 70.66 71.00 69.16 71.38
Average Weight 475 474 474 478
Head Count 1,214 459 560 448
500-549 pounds
Price Range 60.39-80.50 64.84-80.50 60.39-80.50 63.65-80.00
Wtd Average Price 73.15 73.17 72.12 76.46
Average Weight 525 523 525 523
Head Count 1,723 747 992 389
550/up pounds
Price Range 60.38-80.00 64.80-79.69 60.38-79.69 63.65-80.00
Wtd Average Price 74.21 74.24 72.60 75.99
Average Weight 584 582 582 583
Head Count 1,015 274 358 419
Total Live Basis Head 6,059 2,603 3,350 1,756
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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 55.10-65.55 - - -
Wtd Average Price 59.30
Average Weight 368 370 369 380
Head Count 252 48 76 42
400-449 pounds
Price Range 59.70-68.17 - - -
Wtd Average Price 66.06
Average Weight 427 428 429 427
Head Count 294 46 76 128
450-499 pounds
Price Range 63.20-75.55 - - -
Wtd Average Price 70.43
Average Weight 474 476 475 472
Head Count 444 92 153 219
500-549 pounds
Price Range 64.10-76.00 - - -
Wtd Average Price 71.73
Average Weight 525 525 525 524
Head Count 478 138 184 212
550/up pounds
Price Range 65.55-80.79 - - -
Wtd Average Price 73.95
Average Weight 588 584 593 579
Head Count 431 151 201 93
Total Live Basis Head 1,899 475 690 694
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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 397 399 397
Head Count 790 507 790
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 224 Canada 969
Colorado 176 Georgia 137
Illinois 1,125 Indiana 346
Iowa 2,127 Kansas 96
Michigan 244 Minnesota 1,458
Mississippi 162 Missouri 456
Nebraska 603 North Carolina 479
Ohio 397 Oklahoma 220
Pennsylvania 154 South Dakota 90
Texas 79 Wisconsin 36
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