USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 03/06 08:00
03/06/2026 | 8:00 am CST USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 03/06 08:00
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Fri, Mar 06, 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 7,144 7,024 8,031
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,511 1,146 1,960
Other Purchase Arrangement 159 241 274
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,331 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 7,316 2,588 3,581 2,551
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 7,316 2,588 3,581 2,551
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 1,898 297 756 355
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 772 515 766 6
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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 30.00-81.00 30.00-81.00 30.00-81.00 -
Wtd Average Price 70.42 68.51 69.10
Average Weight 372 373 371 369
Head Count 963 464 618 200
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-88.00 30.00-88.00 30.00-88.00 64.00-83.82
Wtd Average Price 74.73 73.01 73.27 76.09
Average Weight 425 421 423 427
Head Count 1,479 777 1,026 284
450-499 pounds
Price Range 63.50-88.00 63.50-88.00 63.50-88.00 64.00-87.00
Wtd Average Price 79.64 79.76 80.19 78.11
Average Weight 475 474 474 477
Head Count 1,594 449 575 667
500-549 pounds
Price Range 67.86-88.00 68.00-88.00 68.00-88.00 76.67-88.00
Wtd Average Price 82.14 82.05 81.72 83.25
Average Weight 522 518 520 524
Head Count 1,902 775 1,130 519
550/up pounds
Price Range 76.83-89.00 80.75-88.00 79.00-88.00 77.00-89.00
Wtd Average Price 85.13 82.88 83.10 86.62
Average Weight 592 590 586 602
Head Count 823 123 232 506
Total Live Basis Head 6,761 2,588 3,581 2,176
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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 30.00-81.00 30.00-81.00 30.00-81.00 -
Wtd Average Price 70.42 68.51 69.10
Average Weight 372 373 371 369
Head Count 963 464 618 200
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-88.00 30.00-88.00 30.00-88.00 64.00-83.82
Wtd Average Price 74.73 73.01 73.27 76.09
Average Weight 425 421 423 427
Head Count 1,479 777 1,026 284
450-499 pounds
Price Range 63.50-88.00 63.50-88.00 63.50-88.00 64.00-87.00
Wtd Average Price 79.64 79.76 80.19 78.11
Average Weight 475 474 474 477
Head Count 1,594 449 575 667
500-549 pounds
Price Range 67.86-88.00 68.00-88.00 68.00-88.00 76.67-88.00
Wtd Average Price 82.14 82.05 81.72 83.25
Average Weight 522 518 520 524
Head Count 1,902 775 1,130 519
550/up pounds
Price Range 76.83-89.00 80.75-88.00 79.00-88.00 77.00-89.00
Wtd Average Price 85.13 82.88 83.10 86.62
Average Weight 592 590 586 602
Head Count 823 123 232 506
Total Live Basis Head 6,761 2,588 3,581 2,176
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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 68.92-73.17 - - -
Wtd Average Price 70.88
Average Weight 370 360 365 390
Head Count 114 3 16 11
400-449 pounds
Price Range 69.93-81.00 - - -
Wtd Average Price 75.22
Average Weight 429 426 429 426
Head Count 183 23 59 34
450-499 pounds
Price Range 69.94-87.13 - - -
Wtd Average Price 81.51
Average Weight 477 479 478 479
Head Count 559 76 255 161
500-549 pounds
Price Range 70.96-86.46 - - -
Wtd Average Price 81.58
Average Weight 524 526 525 522
Head Count 492 91 237 69
550/up pounds
Price Range 74.95-87.30 - - -
Wtd Average Price 83.54
Average Weight 587 583 580 590
Head Count 454 104 189 80
Total Live Basis Head 1,802 297 756 355
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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 331 334 331
Head Count 666 415 666
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 74 Canada 1,265
Colorado 97 Illinois 1,234
Indiana 309 Iowa 2,250
Kentucky 92 Michigan 197
Minnesota 1,150 Mississippi 91
Missouri 354 Nebraska 1,028
North Carolina 424 Ohio 421
Oklahoma 271 Pennsylvania 260
South Dakota 321 Texas 187
Utah 77 Wisconsin 43
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