USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 12/09 08:00
12/09/2025 | 8:00 am CST USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 12/09 08:00
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Tue, Dec 09, 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 8,250 5,284 7,908
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,114 1,616 889
Other Purchase Arrangement 163 124 0
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,025 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 8,435 4,296 4,813 2,228
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 8,435 4,296 4,813 2,228
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 1,497 255 485 466
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 457 285 324 83
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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 45.92-74.50 38.00-74.50 50.00-67.00
Wtd Average Price 54.20 55.57 54.71 52.08
Average Weight 370 369 370 392
Head Count 1,515 926 1,213 234
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-74.50 38.00-74.50 38.00-74.50 -
Wtd Average Price 54.92 55.78 55.22
Average Weight 425 426 425 428
Head Count 1,155 713 896 52
450-499 pounds
Price Range 36.00-77.00 36.00-74.50 36.00-77.00 57.30-67.75
Wtd Average Price 59.54 58.46 58.40 63.72
Average Weight 477 476 476 480
Head Count 1,880 1,359 1,391 382
500-549 pounds
Price Range 46.00-77.00 46.00-77.00 46.00-77.00 57.30-70.00
Wtd Average Price 65.09 61.00 60.81 66.51
Average Weight 524 522 522 527
Head Count 2,156 618 631 872
550/up pounds
Price Range 48.60-77.00 53.00-77.00 53.00-77.00 -
Wtd Average Price 63.96 62.49 62.54
Average Weight 591 592 594 590
Head Count 963 567 569 264
Total Live Basis Head 7,669 4,183 4,700 1,804
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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 45.92-74.50 38.00-74.50 50.00-67.00
Wtd Average Price 54.20 55.57 54.71 52.08
Average Weight 370 369 370 392
Head Count 1,515 926 1,213 234
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-74.50 38.00-74.50 38.00-74.50 -
Wtd Average Price 54.92 55.78 55.22
Average Weight 425 426 425 428
Head Count 1,155 713 896 52
450-499 pounds
Price Range 36.00-77.00 36.00-74.50 36.00-77.00 57.30-67.75
Wtd Average Price 59.54 58.46 58.40 63.72
Average Weight 477 476 476 480
Head Count 1,880 1,359 1,391 382
500-549 pounds
Price Range 46.00-77.00 46.00-77.00 46.00-77.00 57.30-70.00
Wtd Average Price 65.09 61.00 60.81 66.51
Average Weight 524 522 522 527
Head Count 2,156 618 631 872
550/up pounds
Price Range 48.60-77.00 53.00-77.00 53.00-77.00 -
Wtd Average Price 63.96 62.49 62.54
Average Weight 591 592 594 590
Head Count 963 567 569 264
Total Live Basis Head 7,669 4,183 4,700 1,804
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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 365 376 355
Head Count 134 38 72
400-449 pounds
Price Range 51.71-58.26 - - -
Wtd Average Price 53.87
Average Weight 429 431 429 428
Head Count 175 16 70 34
450-499 pounds
Price Range 59.70-67.56 - - -
Wtd Average Price 63.22
Average Weight 477 478 476 480
Head Count 424 65 119 231
500-549 pounds
Price Range 62.15-69.49 - - -
Wtd Average Price 64.92
Average Weight 524 526 524 525
Head Count 318 91 145 54
550/up pounds
Price Range 64.07-70.27 - - -
Wtd Average Price 66.42
Average Weight 584 584 584 589
Head Count 229 83 113 35
Total Live Basis Head 1,280 255 485 426
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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 407 404 399
Head Count 343 285 309
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 1,437 Colorado 98
Illinois 975 Indiana 79
Iowa 2,882 Michigan 155
Minnesota 1,954 Montana 80
Nebraska 655 North Carolina 957
North Dakota 97 Ohio 297
Oklahoma 170 Pennsylvania 387
South Dakota 131 Texas 108
Wisconsin 90
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