USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 12/05 07:55
12/05/2025 | 8:00 am CST USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 12/05 07:55
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Fri, Dec 05, 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 7,101 4,671 7,404
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,642 1,388 1,698
Other Purchase Arrangement 262 296 257
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,728 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 7,457 2,753 4,078 2,185
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 7,457 2,753 4,078 2,185
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,365 400 857 988
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 649 442 586 63
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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 30.00-74.00 30.00-71.00 30.00-71.00 44.00-74.00
Wtd Average Price 53.40 54.95 52.38 59.00
Average Weight 372 371 373 366
Head Count 1,341 570 1,093 192
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-76.00 40.00-73.00 40.00-73.00 48.00-76.00
Wtd Average Price 53.46 52.66 52.60 59.33
Average Weight 424 422 422 425
Head Count 1,169 760 933 141
450-499 pounds
Price Range 40.00-78.00 40.00-78.00 40.00-78.00 57.00-78.00
Wtd Average Price 62.76 61.65 61.06 64.86
Average Weight 477 475 475 476
Head Count 1,431 480 606 537
500-549 pounds
Price Range 48.72-78.00 48.72-78.00 48.72-78.00 59.00-75.00
Wtd Average Price 64.69 63.29 62.86 66.02
Average Weight 523 520 521 523
Head Count 1,883 875 998 591
550/up pounds
Price Range 50.00-79.00 - 50.00-79.00 59.11-77.00
Wtd Average Price 65.47 63.70 68.92
Average Weight 585 584 583 586
Head Count 940 68 349 208
Total Live Basis Head 6,764 2,753 3,979 1,669
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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 30.00-74.00 30.00-71.00 30.00-71.00 44.00-74.00
Wtd Average Price 53.40 54.95 52.38 59.00
Average Weight 372 371 373 366
Head Count 1,341 570 1,093 192
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-76.00 40.00-73.00 40.00-73.00 48.00-76.00
Wtd Average Price 53.46 52.66 52.60 59.33
Average Weight 424 422 422 425
Head Count 1,169 760 933 141
450-499 pounds
Price Range 40.00-78.00 40.00-78.00 40.00-78.00 57.00-78.00
Wtd Average Price 62.76 61.65 61.06 64.86
Average Weight 477 475 475 476
Head Count 1,431 480 606 537
500-549 pounds
Price Range 48.72-78.00 48.72-78.00 48.72-78.00 59.00-75.00
Wtd Average Price 64.69 63.29 62.86 66.02
Average Weight 523 520 521 523
Head Count 1,883 875 998 591
550/up pounds
Price Range 50.00-79.00 - 50.00-79.00 59.11-77.00
Wtd Average Price 65.47 63.70 68.92
Average Weight 585 584 583 586
Head Count 940 68 349 208
Total Live Basis Head 6,764 2,753 3,979 1,669
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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 369 375 367 370
Head Count 151 11 61 53
400-449 pounds
Price Range 48.99-63.53 - - -
Wtd Average Price 58.75
Average Weight 428 430 429 428
Head Count 258 23 102 128
450-499 pounds
Price Range 48.99-68.90 - - -
Wtd Average Price 64.92
Average Weight 475 476 475 474
Head Count 463 84 196 211
500-549 pounds
Price Range 50.05-70.46 - - -
Wtd Average Price 65.89
Average Weight 524 525 524 524
Head Count 746 101 219 403
550/up pounds
Price Range 50.05-70.36 - - -
Wtd Average Price 66.74
Average Weight 585 586 583 582
Head Count 547 73 171 193
Total Live Basis Head 2,165 292 749 988
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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 336 311 322 615
Head Count 618 442 586 32
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 107 Canada 1,111
Georgia 121 Illinois 1,369
Indiana 342 Iowa 1,823
Kentucky 12 Michigan 142
Minnesota 1,772 Mississippi 181
Missouri 466 Montana 93
Nebraska 1,279 North Carolina 613
Ohio 270 Oklahoma 74
Pennsylvania 446 South Dakota 181
Texas 329 Wisconsin 2
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