USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 11/26 07:55
11/26/2025 | 8:00 am CST USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 11/26 07:55
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Wed, Nov 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 6,067 6,233 7,325
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,367 1,507 1,387
Other Purchase Arrangement 254 268 122
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,917 0 0
----------------------------------------------------------------------
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 6,569 2,553 3,339 2,196
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,569 2,553 3,339 2,196
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,412 305 1,153 830
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 370 336 337 33
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Iowa/ Western Eastern
National Minnesota Cornbelt Cornbelt
(LM_HG230) (LM_HG231) (LM_HG233) (LM_HG232)
Negotiated Sows (Live Basis)
300-399 pounds
Price Range 30.00-70.00 30.00-70.00 30.00-70.00 52.00-58.96
Wtd Average Price 53.22 53.95 53.28 54.37
Average Weight 377 374 376 371
Head Count 939 649 833 93
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-80.00 30.00-80.00 30.00-80.00 45.00-80.00
Wtd Average Price 59.51 61.73 59.44 61.91
Average Weight 425 423 423 430
Head Count 1,270 609 923 235
450-499 pounds
Price Range 47.96-80.00 47.96-80.00 47.96-80.00 48.00-80.00
Wtd Average Price 65.81 66.08 64.38 66.21
Average Weight 476 475 476 475
Head Count 1,067 355 442 486
500-549 pounds
Price Range 50.19-80.00 56.80-80.00 50.19-80.00 60.00-80.00
Wtd Average Price 68.02 68.07 66.53 68.60
Average Weight 523 522 522 525
Head Count 2,020 739 883 884
550/up pounds
Price Range 56.81-80.00 56.81-80.00 56.81-80.00 63.00-80.00
Wtd Average Price 68.14 67.38 66.22 69.59
Average Weight 587 587 588 584
Head Count 833 201 258 284
Total Live Basis Head 6,129 2,553 3,339 1,982
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 30.00-70.00 30.00-70.00 30.00-70.00 52.00-58.96
Wtd Average Price 53.22 53.95 53.28 54.37
Average Weight 377 374 376 371
Head Count 939 649 833 93
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-80.00 30.00-80.00 30.00-80.00 45.00-80.00
Wtd Average Price 59.51 61.73 59.44 61.91
Average Weight 425 423 423 430
Head Count 1,270 609 923 235
450-499 pounds
Price Range 47.96-80.00 47.96-80.00 47.96-80.00 48.00-80.00
Wtd Average Price 65.81 66.08 64.38 66.21
Average Weight 476 475 476 475
Head Count 1,067 355 442 486
500-549 pounds
Price Range 50.19-80.00 56.80-80.00 50.19-80.00 60.00-80.00
Wtd Average Price 68.02 68.07 66.53 68.60
Average Weight 523 522 522 525
Head Count 2,020 739 883 884
550/up pounds
Price Range 56.81-80.00 56.81-80.00 56.81-80.00 63.00-80.00
Wtd Average Price 68.14 67.38 66.22 69.59
Average Weight 587 587 588 584
Head Count 833 201 258 284
Total Live Basis Head 6,129 2,553 3,339 1,982
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 55.19-61.46 - - -
Wtd Average Price 57.93
Average Weight 370 365 367 377
Head Count 206 8 109 33
400-449 pounds
Price Range 56.00-64.59 - - -
Wtd Average Price 61.48
Average Weight 426 427 427 425
Head Count 346 25 182 70
450-499 pounds
Price Range 56.00-71.73 - - -
Wtd Average Price 65.48
Average Weight 476 477 476 475
Head Count 628 65 318 228
500-549 pounds
Price Range 56.00-73.83 - - -
Wtd Average Price 68.60
Average Weight 523 526 524 523
Head Count 645 97 315 244
550/up pounds
Price Range 56.00-75.94 - - -
Wtd Average Price 71.99
Average Weight 584 587 583 589
Head Count 506 110 229 174
Total Live Basis Head 2,331 305 1,153 749
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 342 312 344 325
Head Count 339 336 337 2
Total Live Basis Head
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 819 Colorado 104
Illinois 1,398 Indiana 222
Iowa 2,156 Kansas 189
Kentucky 89 Michigan 328
Minnesota 1,038 Mississippi 91
Missouri 603 Montana 56
Nebraska 763 North Carolina 491
Ohio 538 Oklahoma 400
Pennsylvania 156 South Dakota 80
Texas 84
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[0600059D]