USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 02/27 08:00
02/27/2026 | 8:00 am CST USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 02/27 08:00
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Fri, Feb 27, 2026
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 7,024 6,845 7,083
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,146 918 1,751
Other Purchase Arrangement 241 232 220
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,780 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 7,385 2,882 4,006 2,143
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 7,385 2,882 4,006 2,143
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 1,725 482 909 341
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 840 470 686 154
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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 30.00-84.00 30.00-84.00 30.00-84.00 66.40-78.50
Wtd Average Price 71.49 72.48 71.56 73.50
Average Weight 370 368 369 368
Head Count 1,536 675 945 353
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-85.00 30.00-85.00 30.00-85.00 67.79-82.00
Wtd Average Price 71.76 70.89 70.57 75.43
Average Weight 425 426 425 424
Head Count 1,499 806 1,031 353
450-499 pounds
Price Range 60.00-87.00 60.00-85.00 60.00-85.00 67.79-87.00
Wtd Average Price 78.43 77.41 76.74 82.54
Average Weight 475 474 474 476
Head Count 1,421 387 608 340
500-549 pounds
Price Range 65.03-87.00 67.00-85.00 67.00-85.00 78.00-87.00
Wtd Average Price 80.10 78.38 78.91 83.30
Average Weight 522 520 520 526
Head Count 1,736 723 925 586
550/up pounds
Price Range 67.00-87.00 67.00-85.00 67.00-85.00 78.00-87.00
Wtd Average Price 80.25 79.16 78.77 82.75
Average Weight 589 600 597 572
Head Count 879 291 497 197
Total Live Basis Head 7,071 2,882 4,006 1,829
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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 30.00-84.00 30.00-84.00 30.00-84.00 66.40-78.50
Wtd Average Price 71.49 72.48 71.56 73.50
Average Weight 370 368 369 368
Head Count 1,536 675 945 353
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-85.00 30.00-85.00 30.00-85.00 67.79-82.00
Wtd Average Price 71.76 70.89 70.57 75.43
Average Weight 425 426 425 424
Head Count 1,499 806 1,031 353
450-499 pounds
Price Range 60.00-87.00 60.00-85.00 60.00-85.00 67.79-87.00
Wtd Average Price 78.43 77.41 76.74 82.54
Average Weight 475 474 474 476
Head Count 1,421 387 608 340
500-549 pounds
Price Range 65.03-87.00 67.00-85.00 67.00-85.00 78.00-87.00
Wtd Average Price 80.10 78.38 78.91 83.30
Average Weight 522 520 520 526
Head Count 1,736 723 925 586
550/up pounds
Price Range 67.00-87.00 67.00-85.00 67.00-85.00 78.00-87.00
Wtd Average Price 80.25 79.16 78.77 82.75
Average Weight 589 600 597 572
Head Count 879 291 497 197
Total Live Basis Head 7,071 2,882 4,006 1,829
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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 60.58-72.58 - - -
Wtd Average Price 64.65
Average Weight 364 352 363 358
Head Count 129 17 33 13
400-449 pounds
Price Range 61.55-73.42 - - -
Wtd Average Price 69.86
Average Weight 428 430 427 434
Head Count 184 29 72 39
450-499 pounds
Price Range 69.38-85.01 - - -
Wtd Average Price 79.24
Average Weight 476 476 476 480
Head Count 343 95 169 96
500-549 pounds
Price Range 73.75-85.17 - - -
Wtd Average Price 80.42
Average Weight 524 523 524 524
Head Count 508 130 259 140
550/up pounds
Price Range 71.68-86.19 - - -
Wtd Average Price 79.47
Average Weight 595 585 587 617
Head Count 408 118 223 53
Total Live Basis Head 1,572 389 756 341
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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 361 357 354 487
Head Count 665 455 620 45
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 90 Canada 916
Colorado 98 Illinois 1,008
Indiana 128 Iowa 2,355
Kentucky 104 Michigan 231
Minnesota 1,479 Mississippi 167
Missouri 444 Montana 15
Nebraska 1,236 North Carolina 590
Ohio 360 Oklahoma 496
Pennsylvania 187 South Dakota 87
Texas 96 Wisconsin 104
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