USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 09/17 08:00
09/17/2025 | 8:00 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 09/17 08:00
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Wed, Sep 17, 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 6,519 6,642
7,063
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,335 1,220
1,336
Other Purchase Arrangement 188 337
216
Negotiated Formula 0 0
0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,713 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 6,643 2,622 3,253 2,156
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,643 2,622 3,253 2,156
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,295 552 1,203 707
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 629 504 504 10
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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 35.00-97.25 75.00-97.25 35.00-97.25 81.00-89.65
Wtd Average Price 86.74 89.34 87.43 85.93
Average Weight 370 369 367 371
Head Count 1,213 634 795 326
400-449 pounds
Price Range 35.00-97.25 73.00-97.25 35.00-97.25 75.00-89.65
Wtd Average Price 84.72 85.83 84.79 85.53
Average Weight 424 421 421 427
Head Count 1,446 618 841 410
450-499 pounds
Price Range 75.00-103.00 78.25-103.00 78.25-103.00 75.00-103.00
Wtd Average Price 92.07 93.43 92.49 90.21
Average Weight 475 474 474 473
Head Count 1,197 639 721 236
500-549 pounds
Price Range 78.00-103.00 84.00-103.00 79.36-103.00 85.10-103.00
Wtd Average Price 93.61 94.46 93.40 93.67
Average Weight 524 523 522 524
Head Count 1,709 544 689 633
550/up pounds
Price Range 78.00-103.00 86.00-103.00 79.40-103.00 85.10-103.00
Wtd Average Price 92.63 92.43 92.55 95.05
Average Weight 589 585 587 591
Head Count 586 187 207 259
Total Live Basis Head 6,151 2,622 3,253 1,864
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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 35.00-97.25 75.00-97.25 35.00-97.25 81.00-89.65
Wtd Average Price 86.74 89.34 87.43 85.93
Average Weight 370 369 367 371
Head Count 1,213 634 795 326
400-449 pounds
Price Range 35.00-97.25 73.00-97.25 35.00-97.25 75.00-89.65
Wtd Average Price 84.72 85.83 84.79 85.53
Average Weight 424 421 421 427
Head Count 1,446 618 841 410
450-499 pounds
Price Range 75.00-103.00 78.25-103.00 78.25-103.00 75.00-103.00
Wtd Average Price 92.07 93.43 92.49 90.21
Average Weight 475 474 474 473
Head Count 1,197 639 721 236
500-549 pounds
Price Range 78.00-103.00 84.00-103.00 79.36-103.00 85.10-103.00
Wtd Average Price 93.61 94.46 93.40 93.67
Average Weight 524 523 522 524
Head Count 1,709 544 689 633
550/up pounds
Price Range 78.00-103.00 86.00-103.00 79.40-103.00 85.10-103.00
Wtd Average Price 92.63 92.43 92.55 95.05
Average Weight 589 585 587 591
Head Count 586 187 207 259
Total Live Basis Head 6,151 2,622 3,253 1,864
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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 75.85-90.71 - - -
Wtd Average Price 85.81
Average Weight 371 388 376 371
Head Count 173 14 104 50
400-449 pounds
Price Range 75.35-94.33 - - -
Wtd Average Price 86.29
Average Weight 427 424 425 430
Head Count 411 107 263 112
450-499 pounds
Price Range 78.49-96.49 - - -
Wtd Average Price 92.94
Average Weight 478 479 477 476
Head Count 544 55 208 250
500-549 pounds
Price Range 79.66-99.56 - - -
Wtd Average Price 95.92
Average Weight 524 524 522 526
Head Count 604 165 344 137
550/up pounds
Price Range 80.65-100.81 - - -
Wtd Average Price 97.40
Average Weight 589 586 588 593
Head Count 445 93 166 158
Total Live Basis Head 2,177 434 1,085 707
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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 305 310 310
Head Count 541 504 504
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 101 Canada 1,187
Illinois 1,424 Indiana 30
Iowa 2,460 Kansas 102
Kentucky 69 Michigan 341
Minnesota 1,218 Mississippi 178
Missouri 571 Nebraska 609
North Carolina 410 Ohio 334
Oklahoma 284 Pennsylvania 202
Texas 162 Wisconsin 73
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