USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 09/26 08:00
09/26/2025 | 8:00 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 09/26 08:00
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Fri, Sep 26, 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 7,113 5,954 6,758
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,570 1,462 1,575
Other Purchase Arrangement 137 327 312
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,529 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 6,846 2,329 3,456 2,142
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,846 2,329 3,456 2,142
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,479 430 995 607
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 887 680 762 102
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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 30.00-91.25 30.00-88.75 30.00-88.75 76.50-91.25
Wtd Average Price 77.40 77.67 77.21 84.48
Average Weight 372 374 373 372
Head Count 1,496 520 1,055 187
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-96.00 60.00-96.00 60.00-96.00 69.25-96.00
Wtd Average Price 77.37 76.89 77.17 83.86
Average Weight 426 424 425 430
Head Count 1,145 581 649 253
450-499 pounds
Price Range 60.25-97.92 65.00-97.92 65.00-97.92 80.45-96.00
Wtd Average Price 86.58 86.33 86.16 88.78
Average Weight 476 476 476 475
Head Count 1,381 471 651 522
500-549 pounds
Price Range 62.25-96.00 70.67-96.00 70.67-96.00 80.45-96.00
Wtd Average Price 87.83 87.41 86.82 90.59
Average Weight 525 525 524 525
Head Count 1,739 651 886 549
550/up pounds
Price Range 64.50-96.77 70.75-96.00 70.75-96.00 83.95-96.77
Wtd Average Price 89.77 86.79 87.97 92.47
Average Weight 585 584 586 581
Head Count 592 105 214 226
Total Live Basis Head 6,353 2,328 3,455 1,737
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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 30.00-91.25 30.00-88.75 30.00-88.75 76.50-91.25
Wtd Average Price 77.40 77.67 77.21 84.48
Average Weight 372 374 373 372
Head Count 1,496 520 1,055 187
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-96.00 60.00-96.00 60.00-96.00 69.25-96.00
Wtd Average Price 77.37 76.89 77.17 83.86
Average Weight 426 424 425 430
Head Count 1,145 581 649 253
450-499 pounds
Price Range 60.25-97.92 65.00-97.92 65.00-97.92 80.45-96.00
Wtd Average Price 86.58 86.33 86.16 88.78
Average Weight 476 476 476 475
Head Count 1,381 471 651 522
500-549 pounds
Price Range 62.25-96.00 70.67-96.00 70.67-96.00 80.45-96.00
Wtd Average Price 87.83 87.41 86.82 90.59
Average Weight 525 525 524 525
Head Count 1,739 651 886 549
550/up pounds
Price Range 64.50-96.77 70.75-96.00 70.75-96.00 83.95-96.77
Wtd Average Price 89.77 86.79 87.97 92.47
Average Weight 585 584 586 581
Head Count 592 105 214 226
Total Live Basis Head 6,353 2,328 3,455 1,737
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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 72.53-84.06 - - -
Wtd Average Price 80.28
Average Weight 368 362 367 369
Head Count 237 29 145 47
400-449 pounds
Price Range 70.27-86.54 - - -
Wtd Average Price 80.74
Average Weight 428 428 427 429
Head Count 357 114 191 81
450-499 pounds
Price Range 76.89-93.29 - - -
Wtd Average Price 88.81
Average Weight 475 474 475 479
Head Count 482 77 197 151
500-549 pounds
Price Range 76.91-94.49 - - -
Wtd Average Price 89.35
Average Weight 525 527 526 520
Head Count 594 134 268 170
550/up pounds
Price Range 76.96-96.75 - - -
Wtd Average Price 89.96
Average Weight 586 586 585 587
Head Count 492 76 194 99
Total Live Basis Head 2,162 430 995 548
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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 364 351 360 458
Head Count 768 680 762 6
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 62 Canada 1,151
Colorado 100 Illinois 1,219
Indiana 181 Iowa 2,613
Kansas 96 Michigan 479
Minnesota 826 Mississippi 164
Missouri 372 Nebraska 999
North Carolina 433 Ohio 137
Oklahoma 585 Pennsylvania 174
South Dakota 307 Texas 250
Wisconsin 201
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