USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 03/19 07:55
03/19/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 03/19 07:55
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Thu, Mar 19, 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 7,013 7,367 6,700
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,448 1,479 1,480
Other Purchase Arrangement 227 215 231
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,602 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 7,626 2,961 4,544 2,194
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 7,626 2,961 4,544 2,194
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,145 388 1,069 491
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 292 248 286 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 25.00-78.75 30.00-78.75 25.00-78.75 60.00-76.97
Wtd Average Price 67.52 66.74 67.15 71.92
Average Weight 370 371 372 365
Head Count 1,517 649 1,293 191
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-86.69 30.00-86.69 30.00-86.69 70.07-77.41
Wtd Average Price 70.89 70.66 69.92 74.73
Average Weight 425 425 423 426
Head Count 1,233 580 985 178
450-499 pounds
Price Range 37.00-87.09 37.00-87.09 37.00-87.09 73.50-84.75
Wtd Average Price 76.48 76.91 76.21 76.68
Average Weight 475 475 475 474
Head Count 1,632 634 849 572
500-549 pounds
Price Range 54.00-86.75 56.75-86.69 56.75-86.69 74.75-86.75
Wtd Average Price 79.28 78.19 78.13 82.77
Average Weight 522 522 521 523
Head Count 1,816 672 933 654
550/up pounds
Price Range 56.00-86.75 58.75-86.69 58.75-86.69 74.75-86.75
Wtd Average Price 81.08 81.95 82.04 83.64
Average Weight 584 583 582 586
Head Count 950 316 373 333
Total Live Basis Head 7,148 2,851 4,433 1,928
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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 25.00-78.75 30.00-78.75 25.00-78.75 60.00-76.97
Wtd Average Price 67.52 66.74 67.15 71.92
Average Weight 370 371 372 365
Head Count 1,517 649 1,293 191
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-86.69 30.00-86.69 30.00-86.69 70.07-77.41
Wtd Average Price 70.89 70.66 69.92 74.73
Average Weight 425 425 423 426
Head Count 1,233 580 985 178
450-499 pounds
Price Range 37.00-87.09 37.00-87.09 37.00-87.09 73.50-84.75
Wtd Average Price 76.48 76.91 76.21 76.68
Average Weight 475 475 475 474
Head Count 1,632 634 849 572
500-549 pounds
Price Range 54.00-86.75 56.75-86.69 56.75-86.69 74.75-86.75
Wtd Average Price 79.28 78.19 78.13 82.77
Average Weight 522 522 521 523
Head Count 1,816 672 933 654
550/up pounds
Price Range 56.00-86.75 58.75-86.69 58.75-86.69 74.75-86.75
Wtd Average Price 81.08 81.95 82.04 83.64
Average Weight 584 583 582 586
Head Count 950 316 373 333
Total Live Basis Head 7,148 2,851 4,433 1,928
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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 369 390 369 380
Head Count 145 1 70 21
400-449 pounds
Price Range 62.00-80.43 - - -
Wtd Average Price 73.82
Average Weight 429 430 428 429
Head Count 272 27 160 44
450-499 pounds
Price Range 62.00-83.67 - - -
Wtd Average Price 78.29
Average Weight 476 475 475 478
Head Count 614 64 276 218
500-549 pounds
Price Range 64.67-85.74 - - -
Wtd Average Price 81.97
Average Weight 524 524 524 524
Head Count 504 87 248 107
550/up pounds
Price Range 76.25-86.33 - - -
Wtd Average Price 82.25
Average Weight 588 589 587 593
Head Count 458 109 215 101
Total Live Basis Head 1,993 288 969 491
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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 336 339 336
Head Count 266 228 266
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 153 Canada 800
Illinois 1,168 Indiana 87
Iowa 2,009 Kansas 85
Kentucky 249 Michigan 92
Minnesota 1,588 Mississippi 168
Missouri 580 Nebraska 1,581
North Carolina 426 Ohio 243
Oklahoma 273 Pennsylvania 435
South Dakota 56 Texas 247
Wisconsin 50
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