USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 12/08 08:00
12/08/2025 | 8:00 am CST USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 12/08 08:00
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Mon, Dec 08, 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 8,107 4,576 7,453
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,965 55 1,359
Other Purchase Arrangement 426 0 437
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,714 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 7,890 3,220 4,147 2,274
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 7,890 3,220 4,147 2,274
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 3,092 293 1,215 1,151
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 804 275 696 76
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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 30.00-69.75 39.00-69.75 30.00-69.75 -
Wtd Average Price 52.94 57.76 53.96
Average Weight 373 375 375 368
Head Count 974 381 703 198
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-69.75 30.00-69.75 30.00-69.75 39.00-68.75
Wtd Average Price 51.56 51.88 51.16 53.84
Average Weight 425 423 423 429
Head Count 1,420 819 1,109 234
450-499 pounds
Price Range 39.00-78.00 39.00-78.00 39.00-78.00 57.00-69.95
Wtd Average Price 60.08 58.55 57.91 63.90
Average Weight 475 475 475 474
Head Count 1,679 858 1,007 321
500-549 pounds
Price Range 47.79-78.00 54.00-78.00 48.08-78.00 54.32-70.50
Wtd Average Price 62.55 59.34 59.28 64.81
Average Weight 524 524 524 525
Head Count 1,833 747 830 679
550/up pounds
Price Range 55.00-78.00 55.00-78.00 55.00-78.00 58.15-71.94
Wtd Average Price 64.49 59.89 59.92 67.24
Average Weight 590 585 588 594
Head Count 1,347 415 498 528
Total Live Basis Head 7,253 3,220 4,147 1,960
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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 30.00-69.75 39.00-69.75 30.00-69.75 -
Wtd Average Price 52.94 57.76 53.96
Average Weight 373 375 375 368
Head Count 974 381 703 198
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-69.75 30.00-69.75 30.00-69.75 39.00-68.75
Wtd Average Price 51.56 51.88 51.16 53.84
Average Weight 425 423 423 429
Head Count 1,420 819 1,109 234
450-499 pounds
Price Range 39.00-78.00 39.00-78.00 39.00-78.00 57.00-69.95
Wtd Average Price 60.08 58.55 57.91 63.90
Average Weight 475 475 475 474
Head Count 1,679 858 1,007 321
500-549 pounds
Price Range 47.79-78.00 54.00-78.00 48.08-78.00 54.32-70.50
Wtd Average Price 62.55 59.34 59.28 64.81
Average Weight 524 524 524 525
Head Count 1,833 747 830 679
550/up pounds
Price Range 55.00-78.00 55.00-78.00 55.00-78.00 58.15-71.94
Wtd Average Price 64.49 59.89 59.92 67.24
Average Weight 590 585 588 594
Head Count 1,347 415 498 528
Total Live Basis Head 7,253 3,220 4,147 1,960
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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 52.25-56.19 - - -
Wtd Average Price 55.34
Average Weight 368 372 367
Head Count 266 75 94
400-449 pounds
Price Range 52.23-60.55 - - -
Wtd Average Price 53.74
Average Weight 426 434 427 427
Head Count 385 9 148 129
450-499 pounds
Price Range 54.00-68.53 - - -
Wtd Average Price 64.56
Average Weight 477 477 477 478
Head Count 1,042 69 362 564
500-549 pounds
Price Range 54.00-69.87 - - -
Wtd Average Price 65.80
Average Weight 524 524 524 524
Head Count 624 85 344 154
550/up pounds
Price Range 65.08-70.46 - - -
Wtd Average Price 67.33
Average Weight 584 584 582 588
Head Count 559 76 201 149
Total Live Basis Head 2,876 239 1,130 1,090
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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 340 349 340
Head Count 587 228 587
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 122 Canada 1,296
Colorado 102 Illinois 1,192
Indiana 204 Iowa 1,735
Kentucky 153 Michigan 480
Minnesota 2,053 Missouri 442
Montana 84 Nebraska 1,747
North Carolina 949 Ohio 466
Oklahoma 508 Pennsylvania 359
South Dakota 81 Texas 115
Wisconsin 124
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