USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 03/31 08:05
03/31/2026 | 8:05 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 03/31 08:05
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Tue, Mar 31, 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 7,077 5,189 7,007
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,141 1,104 888
Other Purchase Arrangement 167 166 0
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 933 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 7,409 2,907 4,044 2,213
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 7,409 2,907 4,044 2,213
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 1,629 446 893 255
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 113 28 50 39
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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 30.00-78.00 53.00-75.00 30.00-78.00 -
Wtd Average Price 63.84 63.99 63.43
Average Weight 373 373 371 374
Head Count 1,014 404 597 165
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-83.00 30.00-83.00 30.00-83.00 65.60-79.50
Wtd Average Price 63.83 63.96 62.51 69.10
Average Weight 424 419 421 427
Head Count 1,532 785 1,125 217
450-499 pounds
Price Range 50.00-83.00 53.00-83.00 52.06-83.00 65.60-81.52
Wtd Average Price 72.26 69.49 67.74 76.89
Average Weight 475 472 474 475
Head Count 1,494 386 613 759
500-549 pounds
Price Range 52.00-83.00 58.00-83.00 53.05-83.00 65.60-82.34
Wtd Average Price 72.72 72.97 72.45 74.11
Average Weight 523 525 524 520
Head Count 1,777 947 1,155 197
550/up pounds
Price Range 54.00-83.00 58.00-83.00 58.00-83.00 -
Wtd Average Price 74.18 76.57 73.24
Average Weight 597 599 596 604
Head Count 776 187 356 257
Total Live Basis Head 6,593 2,709 3,846 1,595
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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 30.00-78.00 53.00-75.00 30.00-78.00 -
Wtd Average Price 63.84 63.99 63.43
Average Weight 373 373 371 374
Head Count 1,014 404 597 165
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-83.00 30.00-83.00 30.00-83.00 65.60-79.50
Wtd Average Price 63.83 63.96 62.51 69.10
Average Weight 424 419 421 427
Head Count 1,532 785 1,125 217
450-499 pounds
Price Range 50.00-83.00 53.00-83.00 52.06-83.00 65.60-81.52
Wtd Average Price 72.26 69.49 67.74 76.89
Average Weight 475 472 474 475
Head Count 1,494 386 613 759
500-549 pounds
Price Range 52.00-83.00 58.00-83.00 53.05-83.00 65.60-82.34
Wtd Average Price 72.72 72.97 72.45 74.11
Average Weight 523 525 524 520
Head Count 1,777 947 1,155 197
550/up pounds
Price Range 54.00-83.00 58.00-83.00 58.00-83.00 -
Wtd Average Price 74.18 76.57 73.24
Average Weight 597 599 596 604
Head Count 776 187 356 257
Total Live Basis Head 6,593 2,709 3,846 1,595
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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 53.25-69.00 - - -
Wtd Average Price 64.01
Average Weight 370 366 368 379
Head Count 65 21 61 4
400-449 pounds
Price Range 60.75-76.45 - - -
Wtd Average Price 68.66
Average Weight 428 429 428 428
Head Count 178 43 112 24
450-499 pounds
Price Range 65.88-80.43 - - -
Wtd Average Price 76.30
Average Weight 475 475 475 474
Head Count 426 78 197 131
500-549 pounds
Price Range 69.00-79.98 - - -
Wtd Average Price 76.89
Average Weight 525 527 526 521
Head Count 473 93 241 44
550/up pounds
Price Range 74.26-81.42 - - -
Wtd Average Price 77.24
Average Weight 587 588 587 602
Head Count 315 115 186 52
Total Live Basis Head 1,457 350 797 255
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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 529 571 529
Head Count 26 4 26
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 1,068 Illinois 800
Indiana 279 Iowa 1,685
Kansas 197 Kentucky 279
Michigan 164 Minnesota 1,696
Missouri 475 Nebraska 762
North Carolina 259 North Dakota 99
Ohio 419 Oklahoma 180
Pennsylvania 379 South Dakota 172
Texas 310 Wisconsin 95
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