USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 05/27 07:50
05/27/2026 | 7:59 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 05/27 07:50
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Wed, May 27, 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 6,980 7,093 6,457
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,012 844 1,335
Other Purchase Arrangement 193 287 134
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,795 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 6,973 3,378 4,180 1,396
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,973 3,378 4,180 1,396
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 1,891 133 367 681
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 923 846 867 9
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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 -
Wtd Average Price 60.45 63.45 60.92
Average Weight 369 365 368 362
Head Count 1,029 383 581 141
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-79.69 30.00-79.69 30.00-79.69 60.00-71.56
Wtd Average Price 62.87 63.34 62.67 65.93
Average Weight 426 424 425 426
Head Count 1,625 923 1,243 186
450-499 pounds
Price Range 52.25-79.69 55.81-79.69 55.81-79.69 52.25-75.44
Wtd Average Price 70.61 72.49 71.92 68.06
Average Weight 477 476 477 477
Head Count 1,256 705 744 382
500-549 pounds
Price Range 60.67-79.69 61.00-79.69 60.67-79.69 64.93-76.65
Wtd Average Price 71.14 71.15 70.83 71.60
Average Weight 524 523 523 523
Head Count 1,815 1,100 1,214 352
550/up pounds
Price Range 62.56-79.69 69.00-79.69 62.56-79.69 -
Wtd Average Price 70.55 74.39 71.27
Average Weight 586 590 591 580
Head Count 773 264 395 154
Total Live Basis Head 6,498 3,375 4,177 1,215
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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 -
Wtd Average Price 60.45 63.45 60.92
Average Weight 369 365 368 362
Head Count 1,029 383 581 141
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-79.69 30.00-79.69 30.00-79.69 60.00-71.56
Wtd Average Price 62.87 63.34 62.67 65.93
Average Weight 426 424 425 426
Head Count 1,625 923 1,243 186
450-499 pounds
Price Range 52.25-79.69 55.81-79.69 55.81-79.69 52.25-75.44
Wtd Average Price 70.61 72.49 71.92 68.06
Average Weight 477 476 477 477
Head Count 1,256 705 744 382
500-549 pounds
Price Range 60.67-79.69 61.00-79.69 60.67-79.69 64.93-76.65
Wtd Average Price 71.14 71.15 70.83 71.60
Average Weight 524 523 523 523
Head Count 1,815 1,100 1,214 352
550/up pounds
Price Range 62.56-79.69 69.00-79.69 62.56-79.69 -
Wtd Average Price 70.55 74.39 71.27
Average Weight 586 590 591 580
Head Count 773 264 395 154
Total Live Basis Head 6,498 3,375 4,177 1,215
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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 60.94-67.00 - - -
Wtd Average Price 63.23
Average Weight 359 360 356 328
Head Count 190 24 90 1
400-449 pounds
Price Range 54.79-68.28 - - -
Wtd Average Price 64.81
Average Weight 428 427 426 436
Head Count 209 26 66 38
450-499 pounds
Price Range 67.00-75.16 - - -
Wtd Average Price 72.29
Average Weight 477 476 480 477
Head Count 459 20 60 229
500-549 pounds
Price Range 67.00-77.65 - - -
Wtd Average Price 74.96
Average Weight 523 526 522 521
Head Count 571 25 74 228
550/up pounds
Price Range 64.27-78.71 - - -
Wtd Average Price 75.57
Average Weight 584 593 587 582
Head Count 416 38 77 185
Total Live Basis Head 1,845 133 367 681
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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 287 286 287
Head Count 811 790 811
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 60 Canada 960
Illinois 604 Indiana 85
Iowa 2,760 Kansas 159
Kentucky 276 Michigan 299
Minnesota 1,597 Mississippi 85
Missouri 264 Montana 192
Nebraska 523 North Carolina 334
Ohio 146 Oklahoma 907
Pennsylvania 342 South Dakota 111
Texas 168 Wisconsin 108
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