USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 10/16 07:55
10/16/2025 | 7:59 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 10/16 07:55
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Thu, Oct 16, 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 6,593 6,554 6,951
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,546 1,359 1,410
Other Purchase Arrangement 240 275 186
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,563 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 7,000 2,694 4,013 1,866
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 7,000 2,694 4,013 1,866
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,169 525 939 554
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 533 427 463 28
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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 30.00-83.00 30.00-83.00 30.00-83.00 55.75-73.35
Wtd Average Price 66.94 69.10 67.78 64.02
Average Weight 366 368 364 373
Head Count 1,122 625 879 65
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-83.50 30.00-83.00 30.00-83.00 56.00-83.50
Wtd Average Price 66.35 67.73 66.19 70.08
Average Weight 425 425 424 425
Head Count 1,443 615 1,110 212
450-499 pounds
Price Range 54.00-92.00 54.00-92.00 54.00-92.00 73.00-84.25
Wtd Average Price 77.95 79.29 77.90 80.05
Average Weight 475 474 475 472
Head Count 1,264 473 701 461
500-549 pounds
Price Range 58.00-92.00 58.00-92.00 58.00-92.00 71.00-86.00
Wtd Average Price 79.26 80.30 79.33 81.17
Average Weight 523 523 523 522
Head Count 1,685 636 798 570
550/up pounds
Price Range 58.00-92.00 58.00-92.00 58.00-92.00 73.35-86.00
Wtd Average Price 78.64 77.67 77.13 81.39
Average Weight 592 587 589 608
Head Count 972 326 506 243
Total Live Basis Head 6,486 2,675 3,994 1,551
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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 30.00-83.00 30.00-83.00 30.00-83.00 55.75-73.35
Wtd Average Price 66.94 69.10 67.78 64.02
Average Weight 366 368 364 373
Head Count 1,122 625 879 65
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-83.50 30.00-83.00 30.00-83.00 56.00-83.50
Wtd Average Price 66.35 67.73 66.19 70.08
Average Weight 425 425 424 425
Head Count 1,443 615 1,110 212
450-499 pounds
Price Range 54.00-92.00 54.00-92.00 54.00-92.00 73.00-84.25
Wtd Average Price 77.95 79.29 77.90 80.05
Average Weight 475 474 475 472
Head Count 1,264 473 701 461
500-549 pounds
Price Range 58.00-92.00 58.00-92.00 58.00-92.00 71.00-86.00
Wtd Average Price 79.26 80.30 79.33 81.17
Average Weight 523 523 523 522
Head Count 1,685 636 798 570
550/up pounds
Price Range 58.00-92.00 58.00-92.00 58.00-92.00 73.35-86.00
Wtd Average Price 78.64 77.67 77.13 81.39
Average Weight 592 587 589 608
Head Count 972 326 506 243
Total Live Basis Head 6,486 2,675 3,994 1,551
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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 - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight 369 364 361 381
Head Count 124 15 72 31
400-449 pounds
Price Range 66.22-75.00 - - -
Wtd Average Price 69.57
Average Weight 429 437 433 425
Head Count 177 32 79 62
450-499 pounds
Price Range 72.12-84.43 - - -
Wtd Average Price 79.87
Average Weight 477 476 476 477
Head Count 517 108 195 196
500-549 pounds
Price Range 73.19-85.88 - - -
Wtd Average Price 81.39
Average Weight 526 525 525 526
Head Count 575 130 246 137
550/up pounds
Price Range 73.52-86.55 - - -
Wtd Average Price 81.54
Average Weight 587 587 586 588
Head Count 543 143 250 128
Total Live Basis Head 1,936 428 842 554
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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 351 330 327 492
Head Count 471 427 461 6
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 57 Canada 1,115
Illinois 1,219 Indiana 117
Iowa 2,656 Michigan 93
Minnesota 990 Mississippi 90
Missouri 629 Nebraska 970
North Carolina 556 North Dakota 89
Ohio 231 Oklahoma 253
Pennsylvania 265 South Dakota 170
Texas 325 Wisconsin 117
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