USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 03/04 07:55
03/04/2026 | 8:00 am CST USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 03/04 07:55
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Wed, Mar 04, 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 6,616 6,092 7,293
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,556 1,210 1,491
Other Purchase Arrangement 280 349 277
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,311 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 6,825 2,929 3,914 1,998
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,825 2,929 3,914 1,998
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,107 450 658 962
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 551 463 522 29
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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 25.00-80.66 30.00-80.50 25.00-80.50 -
Wtd Average Price 69.17 68.76 68.46
Average Weight 372 369 372 376
Head Count 987 413 849 49
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-86.69 62.00-86.69 30.00-86.69 71.00-83.75
Wtd Average Price 73.92 74.84 73.60 76.44
Average Weight 424 425 424 424
Head Count 1,435 774 1,051 205
450-499 pounds
Price Range 62.00-86.69 62.00-86.69 62.00-86.69 78.61-85.88
Wtd Average Price 82.63 81.81 81.70 82.81
Average Weight 476 474 475 478
Head Count 1,906 865 924 629
500-549 pounds
Price Range 68.00-87.61 68.00-86.69 68.00-86.69 78.61-87.61
Wtd Average Price 79.78 79.26 79.50 82.01
Average Weight 525 524 524 524
Head Count 1,270 673 871 224
550/up pounds
Price Range 68.00-87.77 68.00-86.69 68.00-86.69 78.61-87.77
Wtd Average Price 82.18 79.74 79.91 84.68
Average Weight 592 589 588 601
Head Count 731 196 211 404
Total Live Basis Head 6,329 2,921 3,906 1,511
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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 25.00-80.66 30.00-80.50 25.00-80.50 -
Wtd Average Price 69.17 68.76 68.46
Average Weight 372 369 372 376
Head Count 987 413 849 49
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-86.69 62.00-86.69 30.00-86.69 71.00-83.75
Wtd Average Price 73.92 74.84 73.60 76.44
Average Weight 424 425 424 424
Head Count 1,435 774 1,051 205
450-499 pounds
Price Range 62.00-86.69 62.00-86.69 62.00-86.69 78.61-85.88
Wtd Average Price 82.63 81.81 81.70 82.81
Average Weight 476 474 475 478
Head Count 1,906 865 924 629
500-549 pounds
Price Range 68.00-87.61 68.00-86.69 68.00-86.69 78.61-87.61
Wtd Average Price 79.78 79.26 79.50 82.01
Average Weight 525 524 524 524
Head Count 1,270 673 871 224
550/up pounds
Price Range 68.00-87.77 68.00-86.69 68.00-86.69 78.61-87.77
Wtd Average Price 82.18 79.74 79.91 84.68
Average Weight 592 589 588 601
Head Count 731 196 211 404
Total Live Basis Head 6,329 2,921 3,906 1,511
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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 69.71-76.00 - - -
Wtd Average Price 73.02
Average Weight 364 364 364
Head Count 140 22 54
400-449 pounds
Price Range 70.60-76.87 - - -
Wtd Average Price 75.07
Average Weight 427 430 427 424
Head Count 257 15 69 107
450-499 pounds
Price Range 76.00-86.46 - - -
Wtd Average Price 81.06
Average Weight 476 476 476 475
Head Count 583 115 153 317
500-549 pounds
Price Range 76.00-88.52 - - -
Wtd Average Price 82.35
Average Weight 524 526 526 519
Head Count 473 150 210 149
550/up pounds
Price Range 76.00-88.05 - - -
Wtd Average Price 82.75
Average Weight 582 582 583 580
Head Count 350 74 108 127
Total Live Basis Head 1,803 354 562 754
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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 360 354 360
Head Count 519 463 519
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 827 Colorado 95
Illinois 907 Indiana 176
Iowa 2,598 Kentucky 93
Michigan 408 Minnesota 1,244
Mississippi 181 Missouri 404
Nebraska 721 North Carolina 490
Ohio 478 Oklahoma 393
Pennsylvania 370 South Dakota 127
Texas 85 Wisconsin 166
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