USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 03/20 07:55
03/20/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 03/20 07:55
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Fri, Mar 20, 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 8,210 6,730 7,424
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,341 1,424 1,806
Other Purchase Arrangement 272 143 124
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,662 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 8,189 2,759 4,569 2,660
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 8,189 2,759 4,569 2,660
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,031 302 905 568
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 993 534 890 63
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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 30.00-82.00 42.75-82.00 30.00-82.00 60.00-74.62
Wtd Average Price 68.80 70.95 69.11 69.61
Average Weight 373 373 373 375
Head Count 2,121 634 1,549 342
400-449 pounds
Price Range 25.00-86.00 30.00-86.00 25.00-86.00 65.00-84.14
Wtd Average Price 68.50 70.79 68.83 71.79
Average Weight 426 425 426 426
Head Count 1,253 600 988 180
450-499 pounds
Price Range 52.00-86.00 60.00-86.00 59.00-86.00 60.00-85.00
Wtd Average Price 75.63 72.69 72.73 80.17
Average Weight 476 476 476 474
Head Count 1,476 525 728 545
500-549 pounds
Price Range 54.00-86.89 62.62-86.89 62.62-86.89 71.54-86.25
Wtd Average Price 79.50 78.34 78.08 80.81
Average Weight 522 524 522 521
Head Count 1,977 639 858 825
550/up pounds
Price Range 72.00-86.25 72.00-86.00 72.00-86.00 74.62-86.25
Wtd Average Price 80.01 79.29 79.15 82.73
Average Weight 586 589 588 578
Head Count 807 361 446 213
Total Live Basis Head 7,634 2,759 4,569 2,105
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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 30.00-82.00 42.75-82.00 30.00-82.00 60.00-74.62
Wtd Average Price 68.80 70.95 69.11 69.61
Average Weight 373 373 373 375
Head Count 2,121 634 1,549 342
400-449 pounds
Price Range 25.00-86.00 30.00-86.00 25.00-86.00 65.00-84.14
Wtd Average Price 68.50 70.79 68.83 71.79
Average Weight 426 425 426 426
Head Count 1,253 600 988 180
450-499 pounds
Price Range 52.00-86.00 60.00-86.00 59.00-86.00 60.00-85.00
Wtd Average Price 75.63 72.69 72.73 80.17
Average Weight 476 476 476 474
Head Count 1,476 525 728 545
500-549 pounds
Price Range 54.00-86.89 62.62-86.89 62.62-86.89 71.54-86.25
Wtd Average Price 79.50 78.34 78.08 80.81
Average Weight 522 524 522 521
Head Count 1,977 639 858 825
550/up pounds
Price Range 72.00-86.25 72.00-86.00 72.00-86.00 74.62-86.25
Wtd Average Price 80.01 79.29 79.15 82.73
Average Weight 586 589 588 578
Head Count 807 361 446 213
Total Live Basis Head 7,634 2,759 4,569 2,105
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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 370 378 372 371
Head Count 129 14 56 38
400-449 pounds
Price Range 66.00-75.13 - - -
Wtd Average Price 72.19
Average Weight 427 429 428 425
Head Count 225 30 90 84
450-499 pounds
Price Range 66.00-82.98 - - -
Wtd Average Price 79.54
Average Weight 477 477 477 480
Head Count 570 72 208 242
500-549 pounds
Price Range 66.00-84.93 - - -
Wtd Average Price 81.19
Average Weight 523 524 523 520
Head Count 479 112 242 99
550/up pounds
Price Range 66.00-85.91 - - -
Wtd Average Price 80.52
Average Weight 587 587 585 583
Head Count 413 74 163 105
Total Live Basis Head 1,816 302 759 568
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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 356 343 340 478
Head Count 860 534 816 44
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 970 Colorado 100
Illinois 1,461 Indiana 311
Iowa 2,203 Michigan 252
Minnesota 1,392 Mississippi 167
Missouri 517 Nebraska 2,170
North Carolina 533 Ohio 550
Oklahoma 328 Pennsylvania 282
South Dakota 82 Texas 160
Wisconsin 7
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