USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 11/20 08:00
11/20/2025 | 8:00 am CST USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 11/20 08:00
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Thu, Nov 20, 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 7,530 5,727 7,538
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,200 1,246 1,514
Other Purchase Arrangement 363 157 111
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,573 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 7,563 3,638 4,591 1,980
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 7,563 3,638 4,591 1,980
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,076 475 990 524
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 664 501 553 18
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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 30.00-74.50 30.00-74.50 30.00-74.50 51.25-68.60
Wtd Average Price 58.08 59.89 58.50 58.94
Average Weight 371 372 369 383
Head Count 1,386 667 1,043 227
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-83.00 30.00-83.00 30.00-83.00 48.00-83.00
Wtd Average Price 59.44 59.61 59.65 63.59
Average Weight 424 424 423 424
Head Count 1,347 975 1,097 99
450-499 pounds
Price Range 46.00-83.00 46.00-83.00 46.00-83.00 65.00-83.00
Wtd Average Price 68.55 69.34 68.81 71.81
Average Weight 476 476 476 478
Head Count 1,468 682 874 380
500-549 pounds
Price Range 48.00-83.00 57.05-83.00 53.32-83.00 48.00-83.00
Wtd Average Price 70.91 71.40 71.00 70.11
Average Weight 524 524 524 521
Head Count 1,801 943 1,073 427
550/up pounds
Price Range 53.14-83.00 62.00-83.00 53.33-83.00 67.00-83.00
Wtd Average Price 72.62 70.59 70.93 75.30
Average Weight 586 588 590 578
Head Count 1,112 371 504 398
Total Live Basis Head 7,114 3,638 4,591 1,531
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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 30.00-74.50 30.00-74.50 30.00-74.50 51.25-68.60
Wtd Average Price 58.08 59.89 58.50 58.94
Average Weight 371 372 369 383
Head Count 1,386 667 1,043 227
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-83.00 30.00-83.00 30.00-83.00 48.00-83.00
Wtd Average Price 59.44 59.61 59.65 63.59
Average Weight 424 424 423 424
Head Count 1,347 975 1,097 99
450-499 pounds
Price Range 46.00-83.00 46.00-83.00 46.00-83.00 65.00-83.00
Wtd Average Price 68.55 69.34 68.81 71.81
Average Weight 476 476 476 478
Head Count 1,468 682 874 380
500-549 pounds
Price Range 48.00-83.00 57.05-83.00 53.32-83.00 48.00-83.00
Wtd Average Price 70.91 71.40 71.00 70.11
Average Weight 524 524 524 521
Head Count 1,801 943 1,073 427
550/up pounds
Price Range 53.14-83.00 62.00-83.00 53.33-83.00 67.00-83.00
Wtd Average Price 72.62 70.59 70.93 75.30
Average Weight 586 588 590 578
Head Count 1,112 371 504 398
Total Live Basis Head 7,114 3,638 4,591 1,531
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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 369 350 356 377
Head Count 158 2 97 35
400-449 pounds
Price Range 60.97-68.27 - - -
Wtd Average Price 64.66
Average Weight 430 432 430 430
Head Count 263 22 134 63
450-499 pounds
Price Range 61.00-75.37 - - -
Wtd Average Price 71.29
Average Weight 476 475 476 473
Head Count 392 81 199 90
500-549 pounds
Price Range 61.00-79.09 - - -
Wtd Average Price 74.38
Average Weight 524 525 524 523
Head Count 621 127 238 261
550/up pounds
Price Range 61.00-81.45 - - -
Wtd Average Price 76.24
Average Weight 586 589 586 586
Head Count 453 149 228 75
Total Live Basis Head 1,887 381 896 524
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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 403 405 400 415
Head Count 596 501 539 2
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 88 Canada 866
Illinois 1,009 Indiana 276
Iowa 2,742 Kansas 12
Michigan 162 Minnesota 1,872
Mississippi 172 Missouri 508
Nebraska 778 North Carolina 509
Ohio 555 Oklahoma 354
Pennsylvania 202 South Dakota 222
Texas 339
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