USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 08/27 08:00
08/27/2025 | 8:00 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 08/27 08:00
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Wed, Aug 27, 2025
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 6,738 6,348
4,990
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,642 1,453
1,218
Other Purchase Arrangement 141 294
255
Negotiated Formula 0 0
0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,261 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 6,828 2,710 3,267 2,355
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,828 2,710 3,267 2,355
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,357 559 984 852
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 456 456 456 0
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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 35.00-108.00 35.00-108.00 35.00-108.00 92.00-104.00
Wtd Average Price 94.27 93.77 93.16 97.76
Average Weight 368 370 370 365
Head Count 1,533 728 888 509
400-449 pounds
Price Range 35.00-108.00 35.00-108.00 35.00-108.00 81.50-108.00
Wtd Average Price 93.39 92.39 92.27 96.50
Average Weight 424 421 422 424
Head Count 1,074 555 711 279
450-499 pounds
Price Range 80.00-108.00 80.00-108.00 80.00-108.00 99.09-108.00
Wtd Average Price 100.19 99.62 98.78 101.80
Average Weight 474 473 473 475
Head Count 1,392 575 672 476
500-549 pounds
Price Range 80.00-108.00 80.00-106.26 80.00-106.26 97.00-108.00
Wtd Average Price 100.49 99.14 98.42 102.45
Average Weight 522 518 520 524
Head Count 1,813 759 873 544
550/up pounds
Price Range 85.98-108.95 98.00-105.00 85.98-106.00 97.00-108.95
Wtd Average Price 102.20 100.67 99.40 103.63
Average Weight 585 590 589 583
Head Count 685 93 123 430
Total Live Basis Head 6,497 2,710 3,267 2,238
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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 35.00-108.00 35.00-108.00 35.00-108.00 92.00-104.00
Wtd Average Price 94.27 93.77 93.16 97.76
Average Weight 368 370 370 365
Head Count 1,533 728 888 509
400-449 pounds
Price Range 35.00-108.00 35.00-108.00 35.00-108.00 81.50-108.00
Wtd Average Price 93.39 92.39 92.27 96.50
Average Weight 424 421 422 424
Head Count 1,074 555 711 279
450-499 pounds
Price Range 80.00-108.00 80.00-108.00 80.00-108.00 99.09-108.00
Wtd Average Price 100.19 99.62 98.78 101.80
Average Weight 474 473 473 475
Head Count 1,392 575 672 476
500-549 pounds
Price Range 80.00-108.00 80.00-106.26 80.00-106.26 97.00-108.00
Wtd Average Price 100.49 99.14 98.42 102.45
Average Weight 522 518 520 524
Head Count 1,813 759 873 544
550/up pounds
Price Range 85.98-108.95 98.00-105.00 85.98-106.00 97.00-108.95
Wtd Average Price 102.20 100.67 99.40 103.63
Average Weight 585 590 589 583
Head Count 685 93 123 430
Total Live Basis Head 6,497 2,710 3,267 2,238
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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 42.51-95.46 - - -
Wtd Average Price 88.92
Average Weight 372 369 370 377
Head Count 196 48 123 69
400-449 pounds
Price Range 79.28-97.56 - - -
Wtd Average Price 93.27
Average Weight 427 425 426 426
Head Count 235 39 87 133
450-499 pounds
Price Range 82.57-106.04 - - -
Wtd Average Price 101.29
Average Weight 476 476 475 476
Head Count 508 85 187 229
500-549 pounds
Price Range 83.38-107.65 - - -
Wtd Average Price 103.64
Average Weight 524 525 525 521
Head Count 614 102 213 284
550/up pounds
Price Range 84.66-109.21 - - -
Wtd Average Price 106.32
Average Weight 585 579 581 587
Head Count 479 139 228 137
Total Live Basis Head 2,032 413 838 852
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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 276 276 276
Head Count 411 411 411
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 1,070 Illinois 1,557
Indiana 85 Iowa 2,766
Kansas 176 Kentucky 185
Michigan 378 Minnesota 959
Mississippi 90 Missouri 206
Montana 96 Nebraska 600
North Carolina 507 Ohio 385
Oklahoma 489 Pennsylvania 161
Texas 72
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