USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 12/11 07:55
12/11/2025 | 8:00 am CST USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 12/11 07:55
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Thu, Dec 11, 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 7,149 6,760 7,827
Swine or Pork Market Formula 902 1,402 1,462
Other Purchase Arrangement 336 229 226
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,997 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 7,977 3,144 4,203 2,422
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 7,977 3,144 4,203 2,422
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 1,750 98 528 667
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 321 229 281 12
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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 30.00-76.00 37.00-76.00 30.00-76.00 46.00-68.00
Wtd Average Price 53.87 55.78 53.09 62.29
Average Weight 371 370 372 368
Head Count 1,784 1,002 1,492 138
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-76.00 30.00-76.00 30.00-76.00 40.00-70.00
Wtd Average Price 52.15 51.89 51.76 53.47
Average Weight 425 424 423 428
Head Count 1,252 803 971 174
450-499 pounds
Price Range 40.00-76.00 45.72-76.00 40.00-76.00 54.00-72.00
Wtd Average Price 59.48 60.82 58.73 61.16
Average Weight 476 477 476 476
Head Count 1,667 589 813 634
500-549 pounds
Price Range 48.00-78.00 48.00-78.00 48.00-78.00 55.00-74.00
Wtd Average Price 63.35 60.29 61.04 64.00
Average Weight 523 523 523 522
Head Count 1,779 527 630 731
550/up pounds
Price Range 55.00-80.00 55.00-80.00 55.00-80.00 55.65-76.00
Wtd Average Price 63.85 64.45 64.28 65.37
Average Weight 587 587 590 580
Head Count 763 223 297 295
Total Live Basis Head 7,245 3,144 4,203 1,972
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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 30.00-76.00 37.00-76.00 30.00-76.00 46.00-68.00
Wtd Average Price 53.87 55.78 53.09 62.29
Average Weight 371 370 372 368
Head Count 1,784 1,002 1,492 138
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-76.00 30.00-76.00 30.00-76.00 40.00-70.00
Wtd Average Price 52.15 51.89 51.76 53.47
Average Weight 425 424 423 428
Head Count 1,252 803 971 174
450-499 pounds
Price Range 40.00-76.00 45.72-76.00 40.00-76.00 54.00-72.00
Wtd Average Price 59.48 60.82 58.73 61.16
Average Weight 476 477 476 476
Head Count 1,667 589 813 634
500-549 pounds
Price Range 48.00-78.00 48.00-78.00 48.00-78.00 55.00-74.00
Wtd Average Price 63.35 60.29 61.04 64.00
Average Weight 523 523 523 522
Head Count 1,779 527 630 731
550/up pounds
Price Range 55.00-80.00 55.00-80.00 55.00-80.00 55.65-76.00
Wtd Average Price 63.85 64.45 64.28 65.37
Average Weight 587 587 590 580
Head Count 763 223 297 295
Total Live Basis Head 7,245 3,144 4,203 1,972
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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 374 381 380
Head Count 112 35 45
400-449 pounds
Price Range 52.56-58.92 - - -
Wtd Average Price 55.94
Average Weight 429 436 430 429
Head Count 209 4 73 76
450-499 pounds
Price Range 45.00-63.54 - - -
Wtd Average Price 59.17
Average Weight 473 475 474 474
Head Count 672 18 250 260
500-549 pounds
Price Range 53.00-69.09 - - -
Wtd Average Price 63.46
Average Weight 522 526 522 520
Head Count 443 39 97 168
550/up pounds
Price Range 62.61-67.96 - - -
Wtd Average Price 65.62
Average Weight 589 600 595 580
Head Count 314 37 73 118
Total Live Basis Head 1,750 98 528 667
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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 375 381 375
Head Count 281 229 281
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 154 Canada 1,192
Illinois 1,125 Indiana 178
Iowa 1,985 Kansas 137
Kentucky 90 Michigan 192
Minnesota 1,486 Mississippi 184
Missouri 188 Montana 106
Nebraska 1,102 North Carolina 780
Ohio 566 Oklahoma 332
Pennsylvania 213 South Dakota 114
Texas 151 Wisconsin 109
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