USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 03/02 08:00
03/02/2026 | 8:00 am CST USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 03/02 08:00
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Mon, Mar 02, 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 7,735 6,936 7,123
Swine or Pork Market Formula 856 1,694 2,285
Other Purchase Arrangement 131 187 142
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,036 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 7,264 2,611 3,347 2,978
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 7,264 2,611 3,347 2,978
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 1,465 332 830 247
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 898 475 829 69
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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 30.00-80.00 61.00-80.00 30.00-80.00 47.00-79.88
Wtd Average Price 70.52 72.59 71.78 70.82
Average Weight 370 376 374 368
Head Count 1,069 596 790 101
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-86.69 30.00-86.69 30.00-86.69 61.00-86.69
Wtd Average Price 72.77 73.73 71.86 75.74
Average Weight 424 422 422 423
Head Count 985 449 722 187
450-499 pounds
Price Range 61.00-86.69 61.00-86.69 61.00-86.69 76.57-86.69
Wtd Average Price 79.49 79.65 79.05 79.85
Average Weight 476 474 475 475
Head Count 1,095 387 494 288
500-549 pounds
Price Range 65.82-87.49 76.00-86.69 69.00-86.69 74.00-87.49
Wtd Average Price 80.45 79.50 79.07 82.37
Average Weight 523 521 521 522
Head Count 1,543 561 683 650
550/up pounds
Price Range 65.83-86.69 76.00-86.69 69.00-86.69 76.00-86.69
Wtd Average Price 80.67 81.48 81.34 82.28
Average Weight 584 587 586 584
Head Count 1,011 386 426 423
Total Live Basis Head 5,703 2,379 3,115 1,649
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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 30.00-80.00 61.00-80.00 30.00-80.00 47.00-79.88
Wtd Average Price 70.52 72.59 71.78 70.82
Average Weight 370 376 374 368
Head Count 1,069 596 790 101
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-86.69 30.00-86.69 30.00-86.69 61.00-86.69
Wtd Average Price 72.77 73.73 71.86 75.74
Average Weight 424 422 422 423
Head Count 985 449 722 187
450-499 pounds
Price Range 61.00-86.69 61.00-86.69 61.00-86.69 76.57-86.69
Wtd Average Price 79.49 79.65 79.05 79.85
Average Weight 476 474 475 475
Head Count 1,095 387 494 288
500-549 pounds
Price Range 65.82-87.49 76.00-86.69 69.00-86.69 74.00-87.49
Wtd Average Price 80.45 79.50 79.07 82.37
Average Weight 523 521 521 522
Head Count 1,543 561 683 650
550/up pounds
Price Range 65.83-86.69 76.00-86.69 69.00-86.69 76.00-86.69
Wtd Average Price 80.67 81.48 81.34 82.28
Average Weight 584 587 586 584
Head Count 1,011 386 426 423
Total Live Basis Head 5,703 2,379 3,115 1,649
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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 366 375 365
Head Count 156 23 120
400-449 pounds
Price Range 67.00-74.66 - - -
Wtd Average Price 73.15
Average Weight 426 419 424 427
Head Count 179 25 108 11
450-499 pounds
Price Range 67.00-83.27 - - -
Wtd Average Price 79.90
Average Weight 475 476 475 473
Head Count 517 143 274 127
500-549 pounds
Price Range 67.00-83.50 - - -
Wtd Average Price 80.33
Average Weight 524 526 524 527
Head Count 368 73 193 56
550/up pounds
Price Range 79.50-83.03 - - -
Wtd Average Price 80.96
Average Weight 589 588 590 589
Head Count 245 68 135 53
Total Live Basis Head 1,465 332 830 247
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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 354 338 338 461
Head Count 892 475 829 63
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arizona 90 Arkansas 110
Canada 597 Illinois 920
Indiana 83 Iowa 2,299
Kentucky 95 Michigan 302
Minnesota 1,119 Mississippi 84
Missouri 579 Montana 177
Nebraska 819 North Carolina 438
Ohio 1,268 Oklahoma 192
Pennsylvania 86 South Dakota 190
Texas 161 Wisconsin 149
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