USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 04/01 08:00
04/01/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 04/01 08:00
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Wed, Apr 01, 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 6,284 6,802 8,276
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,565 1,446 1,332
Other Purchase Arrangement 221 442 219
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,502 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 6,289 2,491 3,578 1,483
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,289 2,491 3,578 1,483
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,444 423 847 787
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 618 508 560 21
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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 26.75-77.00 26.75-77.00 26.75-77.00 -
Wtd Average Price 60.56 60.12 60.65
Average Weight 370 374 371 372
Head Count 1,201 486 848 169
400-449 pounds
Price Range 25.00-82.78 47.00-82.78 25.00-82.78 59.00-71.68
Wtd Average Price 66.77 68.87 66.89 63.66
Average Weight 426 428 425 426
Head Count 1,146 586 904 83
450-499 pounds
Price Range 50.00-82.00 50.00-82.00 50.00-82.00 -
Wtd Average Price 74.34 72.84 72.92
Average Weight 476 472 475 476
Head Count 1,216 524 687 56
500-549 pounds
Price Range 50.00-82.00 50.00-82.00 50.00-82.00 69.00-81.75
Wtd Average Price 75.02 74.01 74.27 76.74
Average Weight 522 522 521 523
Head Count 1,774 659 760 800
550/up pounds
Price Range 65.00-83.00 65.00-83.00 65.00-83.00 70.00-81.75
Wtd Average Price 71.95 70.95 71.08 74.59
Average Weight 586 590 586 584
Head Count 652 236 379 158
Total Live Basis Head 5,989 2,491 3,578 1,266
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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 26.75-77.00 26.75-77.00 26.75-77.00 -
Wtd Average Price 60.56 60.12 60.65
Average Weight 370 374 371 372
Head Count 1,201 486 848 169
400-449 pounds
Price Range 25.00-82.78 47.00-82.78 25.00-82.78 59.00-71.68
Wtd Average Price 66.77 68.87 66.89 63.66
Average Weight 426 428 425 426
Head Count 1,146 586 904 83
450-499 pounds
Price Range 50.00-82.00 50.00-82.00 50.00-82.00 -
Wtd Average Price 74.34 72.84 72.92
Average Weight 476 472 475 476
Head Count 1,216 524 687 56
500-549 pounds
Price Range 50.00-82.00 50.00-82.00 50.00-82.00 69.00-81.75
Wtd Average Price 75.02 74.01 74.27 76.74
Average Weight 522 522 521 523
Head Count 1,774 659 760 800
550/up pounds
Price Range 65.00-83.00 65.00-83.00 65.00-83.00 70.00-81.75
Wtd Average Price 71.95 70.95 71.08 74.59
Average Weight 586 590 586 584
Head Count 652 236 379 158
Total Live Basis Head 5,989 2,491 3,578 1,266
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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 55.66-71.16 - - -
Wtd Average Price 65.23
Average Weight 365 363 367 374
Head Count 346 32 84 95
400-449 pounds
Price Range 56.70-73.06 - - -
Wtd Average Price 69.28
Average Weight 426 425 426 426
Head Count 384 35 82 166
450-499 pounds
Price Range 56.70-78.72 - - -
Wtd Average Price 73.39
Average Weight 475 477 477 472
Head Count 471 57 135 188
500-549 pounds
Price Range 68.00-78.76 - - -
Wtd Average Price 74.05
Average Weight 525 523 524 523
Head Count 459 92 176 145
550/up pounds
Price Range 68.00-78.95 - - -
Wtd Average Price 73.94
Average Weight 590 584 586 588
Head Count 422 105 182 101
Total Live Basis Head 2,082 321 659 695
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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 308 283 282
Head Count 546 499 535
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 159 Canada 1,189
Illinois 1,220 Indiana 121
Iowa 2,293 Kansas 123
Michigan 105 Minnesota 1,129
Missouri 245 Nebraska 1,067
North Carolina 548 Ohio 141
Oklahoma 405 Pennsylvania 157
South Dakota 128 Texas 322
Wisconsin 220
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