USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 05/26 09:20
05/26/2026 | 9:20 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 05/26 09:20
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Tue, May 26, 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 6,502 5,584 4,720
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,067 834 1,121
Other Purchase Arrangement 164 258 153
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,657 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 6,493 2,141 2,680 2,691
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,493 2,141 2,680 2,691
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 1,846 416 687 500
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 887 533 837 50
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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 30.00-76.00 30.00-76.00 30.00-76.00 -
Wtd Average Price 63.86 63.84 63.61
Average Weight 369 367 367 370
Head Count 850 372 568 82
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-79.69 45.50-79.69 30.00-79.69 50.00-76.75
Wtd Average Price 64.93 64.45 63.69 68.67
Average Weight 426 426 426 427
Head Count 855 403 483 285
450-499 pounds
Price Range 50.00-79.69 69.00-79.69 69.00-79.69 50.00-77.50
Wtd Average Price 72.37 73.38 73.52 72.28
Average Weight 476 476 476 476
Head Count 1,164 341 381 551
500-549 pounds
Price Range 56.25-80.00 56.25-79.69 56.25-79.69 67.70-80.00
Wtd Average Price 71.61 69.44 70.11 72.79
Average Weight 522 521 519 522
Head Count 1,678 592 799 598
550/up pounds
Price Range 67.15-80.00 69.00-80.00 69.00-80.00 67.90-80.00
Wtd Average Price 74.76 75.44 75.54 76.32
Average Weight 589 590 590 578
Head Count 797 333 349 232
Total Live Basis Head 5,344 2,041 2,580 1,748
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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 30.00-76.00 30.00-76.00 30.00-76.00 -
Wtd Average Price 63.86 63.84 63.61
Average Weight 369 367 367 370
Head Count 850 372 568 82
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-79.69 45.50-79.69 30.00-79.69 50.00-76.75
Wtd Average Price 64.93 64.45 63.69 68.67
Average Weight 426 426 426 427
Head Count 855 403 483 285
450-499 pounds
Price Range 50.00-79.69 69.00-79.69 69.00-79.69 50.00-77.50
Wtd Average Price 72.37 73.38 73.52 72.28
Average Weight 476 476 476 476
Head Count 1,164 341 381 551
500-549 pounds
Price Range 56.25-80.00 56.25-79.69 56.25-79.69 67.70-80.00
Wtd Average Price 71.61 69.44 70.11 72.79
Average Weight 522 521 519 522
Head Count 1,678 592 799 598
550/up pounds
Price Range 67.15-80.00 69.00-80.00 69.00-80.00 67.90-80.00
Wtd Average Price 74.76 75.44 75.54 76.32
Average Weight 589 590 590 578
Head Count 797 333 349 232
Total Live Basis Head 5,344 2,041 2,580 1,748
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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 361 373 370 365
Head Count 236 3 21 69
400-449 pounds
Price Range - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight 429 426 428 431
Head Count 214 21 45 76
450-499 pounds
Price Range - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight 475 472 474 473
Head Count 450 116 175 159
500-549 pounds
Price Range - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight 525 524 525 524
Head Count 370 112 184 46
550/up pounds
Price Range - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight 586 589 588 575
Head Count 499 164 233 102
Total Live Basis Head 1,769 416 658 452
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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 304 315 304
Head Count 775 533 775
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 147 Canada 874
Colorado 82 Illinois 1,321
Indiana 117 Iowa 1,552
Kansas 67 Michigan 102
Minnesota 1,538 Mississippi 163
Missouri 400 Montana 68
Nebraska 612 North Carolina 613
North Dakota 91 Ohio 356
Oklahoma 439 Pennsylvania 581
South Dakota 35 Texas 80
Wisconsin 152
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