USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 03/05 08:00
03/05/2026 | 8:00 am CST USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 03/05 08:00
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Thu, Mar 05, 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 6,870 7,397 6,309
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,696 1,550 1,487
Other Purchase Arrangement 316 203 161
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,684 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 7,205 3,097 3,860 2,336
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 7,205 3,097 3,860 2,336
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,638 405 1,209 572
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 407 356 381 10
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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 30.00-85.00 30.00-85.00 30.00-85.00 68.48-84.00
Wtd Average Price 71.91 72.85 72.04 76.74
Average Weight 372 373 373 371
Head Count 1,146 611 775 255
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-88.00 30.00-88.00 30.00-88.00 64.00-86.00
Wtd Average Price 75.07 74.08 73.47 76.12
Average Weight 425 426 424 425
Head Count 1,663 685 1,036 358
450-499 pounds
Price Range 63.00-90.00 64.00-88.00 64.00-88.00 63.00-90.00
Wtd Average Price 79.65 79.50 78.85 80.44
Average Weight 476 475 477 475
Head Count 1,208 585 701 366
500-549 pounds
Price Range 64.00-91.00 72.41-88.00 67.02-88.00 64.00-91.00
Wtd Average Price 82.25 80.84 80.62 83.83
Average Weight 523 523 522 524
Head Count 2,144 872 957 910
550/up pounds
Price Range 75.86-92.00 76.00-88.00 76.00-88.00 76.50-92.00
Wtd Average Price 83.05 82.84 82.98 84.26
Average Weight 588 590 590 584
Head Count 646 344 391 136
Total Live Basis Head 6,807 3,097 3,860 2,025
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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 30.00-85.00 30.00-85.00 30.00-85.00 68.48-84.00
Wtd Average Price 71.91 72.85 72.04 76.74
Average Weight 372 373 373 371
Head Count 1,146 611 775 255
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-88.00 30.00-88.00 30.00-88.00 64.00-86.00
Wtd Average Price 75.07 74.08 73.47 76.12
Average Weight 425 426 424 425
Head Count 1,663 685 1,036 358
450-499 pounds
Price Range 63.00-90.00 64.00-88.00 64.00-88.00 63.00-90.00
Wtd Average Price 79.65 79.50 78.85 80.44
Average Weight 476 475 477 475
Head Count 1,208 585 701 366
500-549 pounds
Price Range 64.00-91.00 72.41-88.00 67.02-88.00 64.00-91.00
Wtd Average Price 82.25 80.84 80.62 83.83
Average Weight 523 523 522 524
Head Count 2,144 872 957 910
550/up pounds
Price Range 75.86-92.00 76.00-88.00 76.00-88.00 76.50-92.00
Wtd Average Price 83.05 82.84 82.98 84.26
Average Weight 588 590 590 584
Head Count 646 344 391 136
Total Live Basis Head 6,807 3,097 3,860 2,025
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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 67.25-78.45 - - -
Wtd Average Price 74.29
Average Weight 366 372 367 359
Head Count 322 10 139 84
400-449 pounds
Price Range 69.20-77.38 - - -
Wtd Average Price 74.88
Average Weight 426 427 426 429
Head Count 409 31 198 93
450-499 pounds
Price Range 76.00-86.46 - - -
Wtd Average Price 82.04
Average Weight 475 476 475 473
Head Count 515 68 263 122
500-549 pounds
Price Range 76.00-86.07 - - -
Wtd Average Price 82.49
Average Weight 524 527 525 524
Head Count 713 107 294 184
550/up pounds
Price Range 76.00-85.63 - - -
Wtd Average Price 82.39
Average Weight 586 591 588 583
Head Count 514 123 249 89
Total Live Basis Head 2,473 339 1,143 572
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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 364 381 364
Head Count 345 320 345
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 160 Canada 1,013
Illinois 1,480 Indiana 248
Iowa 2,345 Kansas 75
Kentucky 174 Michigan 148
Minnesota 1,513 Mississippi 90
Missouri 490 Montana 91
Nebraska 609 North Carolina 520
Ohio 364 Oklahoma 454
South Dakota 418 Texas 164
Wisconsin 210
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