USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 03/18 07:55
03/18/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 03/18 07:55
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Wed, Mar 18, 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 6,930 6,435 7,376
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,342 1,713 1,495
Other Purchase Arrangement 0 365 230
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,458 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 6,942 2,131 3,811 2,240
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,942 2,131 3,811 2,240
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,168 660 873 613
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 620 540 582 5
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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 30.00-76.45 63.25-76.25 30.00-76.25 66.00-76.45
Wtd Average Price 70.41 69.57 70.59 73.05
Average Weight 371 375 373 366
Head Count 1,159 290 848 250
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-84.75 61.00-76.25 61.00-77.27 63.25-84.75
Wtd Average Price 71.13 71.35 71.07 74.53
Average Weight 423 421 420 426
Head Count 1,722 622 1,201 371
450-499 pounds
Price Range 54.50-86.69 61.00-86.69 61.00-86.69 75.00-85.69
Wtd Average Price 78.48 78.68 76.61 80.07
Average Weight 475 472 475 474
Head Count 1,445 255 486 694
500-549 pounds
Price Range 56.50-87.50 66.16-87.46 64.09-87.46 76.16-87.50
Wtd Average Price 80.43 80.10 79.44 82.94
Average Weight 522 522 522 522
Head Count 1,953 819 1,047 601
550/up pounds
Price Range 70.24-87.85 76.00-86.69 70.24-86.69 76.16-87.85
Wtd Average Price 78.09 77.72 76.14 81.99
Average Weight 593 593 594 590
Head Count 529 145 229 190
Total Live Basis Head 6,808 2,131 3,811 2,106
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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 30.00-76.45 63.25-76.25 30.00-76.25 66.00-76.45
Wtd Average Price 70.41 69.57 70.59 73.05
Average Weight 371 375 373 366
Head Count 1,159 290 848 250
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-84.75 61.00-76.25 61.00-77.27 63.25-84.75
Wtd Average Price 71.13 71.35 71.07 74.53
Average Weight 423 421 420 426
Head Count 1,722 622 1,201 371
450-499 pounds
Price Range 54.50-86.69 61.00-86.69 61.00-86.69 75.00-85.69
Wtd Average Price 78.48 78.68 76.61 80.07
Average Weight 475 472 475 474
Head Count 1,445 255 486 694
500-549 pounds
Price Range 56.50-87.50 66.16-87.46 64.09-87.46 76.16-87.50
Wtd Average Price 80.43 80.10 79.44 82.94
Average Weight 522 522 522 522
Head Count 1,953 819 1,047 601
550/up pounds
Price Range 70.24-87.85 76.00-86.69 70.24-86.69 76.16-87.85
Wtd Average Price 78.09 77.72 76.14 81.99
Average Weight 593 593 594 590
Head Count 529 145 229 190
Total Live Basis Head 6,808 2,131 3,811 2,106
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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 69.06-74.17 - - -
Wtd Average Price 72.83
Average Weight 374 387 377 378
Head Count 95 1 21 60
400-449 pounds
Price Range 70.04-79.77 - - -
Wtd Average Price 75.55
Average Weight 429 430 430 426
Head Count 276 81 103 127
450-499 pounds
Price Range 73.75-82.14 - - -
Wtd Average Price 78.54
Average Weight 476 475 476 473
Head Count 664 206 264 256
500-549 pounds
Price Range 75.00-85.17 - - -
Wtd Average Price 81.96
Average Weight 525 526 526 523
Head Count 559 189 265 101
550/up pounds
Price Range 75.00-86.66 - - -
Wtd Average Price 82.78
Average Weight 589 594 592 580
Head Count 426 108 145 69
Total Live Basis Head 2,020 585 798 613
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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 318 306 318
Head Count 555 513 555
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 973 Illinois 1,310
Indiana 87 Iowa 2,297
Kentucky 196 Michigan 163
Minnesota 1,034 Mississippi 170
Missouri 343 Nebraska 1,475
North Carolina 610 Oklahoma 414
Pennsylvania 299 South Dakota 117
Texas 219 Wisconsin 23
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