USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 07/15 08:00
07/15/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 07/15 08:00
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Wed, Jul 15, 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 6,633 5,642 7,931
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,297 1,144 1,027
Other Purchase Arrangement 175 384 385
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,349 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 6,582 3,398 4,075 1,705
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,582 3,398 4,075 1,705
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 1,965 367 850 394
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 732 658 693 39
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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 25.00-59.00 25.00-59.00 25.00-59.00 -
Wtd Average Price 46.33 46.99 46.32
Average Weight 368 368 368 376
Head Count 749 555 681 41
400-449 pounds
Price Range 25.00-64.00 25.00-64.00 25.00-64.00 43.00-61.00
Wtd Average Price 47.56 48.32 46.86 49.04
Average Weight 427 428 427 424
Head Count 1,081 642 866 174
450-499 pounds
Price Range 34.00-64.00 34.00-64.00 34.00-64.00 35.00-61.75
Wtd Average Price 53.91 54.55 54.60 52.80
Average Weight 476 476 476 478
Head Count 1,193 633 697 408
500-549 pounds
Price Range 34.00-64.17 34.00-64.17 34.00-64.17 48.11-63.75
Wtd Average Price 55.98 54.57 54.65 56.03
Average Weight 525 523 524 526
Head Count 2,125 1,022 1,177 604
550/up pounds
Price Range 34.00-64.00 34.00-64.00 34.00-64.00 48.11-63.75
Wtd Average Price 56.46 55.51 55.04 58.34
Average Weight 589 587 586 590
Head Count 1,228 546 654 428
Total Live Basis Head 6,376 3,398 4,075 1,655
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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 25.00-59.00 25.00-59.00 25.00-59.00 -
Wtd Average Price 46.33 46.99 46.32
Average Weight 368 368 368 376
Head Count 749 555 681 41
400-449 pounds
Price Range 25.00-64.00 25.00-64.00 25.00-64.00 43.00-61.00
Wtd Average Price 47.56 48.32 46.86 49.04
Average Weight 427 428 427 424
Head Count 1,081 642 866 174
450-499 pounds
Price Range 34.00-64.00 34.00-64.00 34.00-64.00 35.00-61.75
Wtd Average Price 53.91 54.55 54.60 52.80
Average Weight 476 476 476 478
Head Count 1,193 633 697 408
500-549 pounds
Price Range 34.00-64.17 34.00-64.17 34.00-64.17 48.11-63.75
Wtd Average Price 55.98 54.57 54.65 56.03
Average Weight 525 523 524 526
Head Count 2,125 1,022 1,177 604
550/up pounds
Price Range 34.00-64.00 34.00-64.00 34.00-64.00 48.11-63.75
Wtd Average Price 56.46 55.51 55.04 58.34
Average Weight 589 587 586 590
Head Count 1,228 546 654 428
Total Live Basis Head 6,376 3,398 4,075 1,655
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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 40.76-52.49 - - -
Wtd Average Price 47.96
Average Weight 370 366 368 387
Head Count 136 37 82 8
400-449 pounds
Price Range 41.63-53.16 - - -
Wtd Average Price 49.46
Average Weight 428 427 426 428
Head Count 214 54 107 20
450-499 pounds
Price Range 41.84-60.07 - - -
Wtd Average Price 55.00
Average Weight 477 477 478 474
Head Count 400 56 148 131
500-549 pounds
Price Range 42.78-60.04 - - -
Wtd Average Price 55.53
Average Weight 525 526 526 528
Head Count 401 64 165 120
550/up pounds
Price Range 42.79-62.58 - - -
Wtd Average Price 58.55
Average Weight 591 595 591 600
Head Count 359 60 142 39
Total Live Basis Head 1,510 271 644 318
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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 407 379 407
Head Count 693 658 693
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 81 Canada 1,144
Idaho 16 Illinois 951
Indiana 89 Iowa 2,986
Michigan 372 Minnesota 1,437
Mississippi 276 Missouri 328
Nebraska 867 North Carolina 355
Ohio 186 Oklahoma 230
Pennsylvania 84 Utah 52
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