USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 04/07 07:55
04/07/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 04/07 07:55
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Tue, Apr 07, 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 5,284 7,077 5,663
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,471 1,141 1,615
Other Purchase Arrangement 41 167 288
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,151 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 5,462 2,137 3,010 1,887
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 5,462 2,137 3,010 1,887
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,298 589 1,155 458
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 146 87 104 9
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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 25.00-74.00 25.00-74.00 25.00-74.00 62.97-71.00
Wtd Average Price 59.37 59.87 57.72 68.55
Average Weight 378 373 378 378
Head Count 1,023 545 776 168
400-449 pounds
Price Range 25.00-74.00 50.00-74.00 50.00-74.00 60.00-73.00
Wtd Average Price 62.13 62.58 60.75 66.81
Average Weight 426 427 424 427
Head Count 1,067 464 739 302
450-499 pounds
Price Range 50.00-79.57 51.25-75.98 50.00-75.98 50.00-79.57
Wtd Average Price 66.86 66.97 62.90 70.44
Average Weight 475 477 477 473
Head Count 1,269 355 551 663
500-549 pounds
Price Range 52.00-80.26 53.25-77.00 53.25-77.00 63.13-80.26
Wtd Average Price 68.36 69.79 68.40 69.77
Average Weight 523 521 522 522
Head Count 1,088 513 622 292
550/up pounds
Price Range 54.00-76.00 55.25-76.00 55.25-76.00 63.13-70.00
Wtd Average Price 66.70 70.30 68.18 65.69
Average Weight 592 591 593 592
Head Count 664 260 322 111
Total Live Basis Head 5,111 2,137 3,010 1,536
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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 25.00-74.00 25.00-74.00 25.00-74.00 62.97-71.00
Wtd Average Price 59.37 59.87 57.72 68.55
Average Weight 378 373 378 378
Head Count 1,023 545 776 168
400-449 pounds
Price Range 25.00-74.00 50.00-74.00 50.00-74.00 60.00-73.00
Wtd Average Price 62.13 62.58 60.75 66.81
Average Weight 426 427 424 427
Head Count 1,067 464 739 302
450-499 pounds
Price Range 50.00-79.57 51.25-75.98 50.00-75.98 50.00-79.57
Wtd Average Price 66.86 66.97 62.90 70.44
Average Weight 475 477 477 473
Head Count 1,269 355 551 663
500-549 pounds
Price Range 52.00-80.26 53.25-77.00 53.25-77.00 63.13-80.26
Wtd Average Price 68.36 69.79 68.40 69.77
Average Weight 523 521 522 522
Head Count 1,088 513 622 292
550/up pounds
Price Range 54.00-76.00 55.25-76.00 55.25-76.00 63.13-70.00
Wtd Average Price 66.70 70.30 68.18 65.69
Average Weight 592 591 593 592
Head Count 664 260 322 111
Total Live Basis Head 5,111 2,137 3,010 1,536
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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 62.00-65.30 - - -
Wtd Average Price 63.23
Average Weight 368 388 373 369
Head Count 88 3 46 2
400-449 pounds
Price Range 55.15-68.22 - - -
Wtd Average Price 63.79
Average Weight 428 429 428 435
Head Count 202 39 142 25
450-499 pounds
Price Range 63.19-77.56 - - -
Wtd Average Price 73.41
Average Weight 476 476 475 477
Head Count 542 180 340 102
500-549 pounds
Price Range 63.19-77.75 - - -
Wtd Average Price 73.38
Average Weight 524 525 524 524
Head Count 606 111 272 195
550/up pounds
Price Range 63.19-79.20 - - -
Wtd Average Price 74.45
Average Weight 588 593 586 595
Head Count 539 169 268 134
Total Live Basis Head 1,977 502 1,068 458
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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 441 486 426
Head Count 87 67 84
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 811 Illinois 744
Indiana 253 Iowa 1,972
Kansas 90 Kentucky 288
Michigan 341 Minnesota 841
Missouri 370 Nebraska 780
North Carolina 245 Ohio 95
Oklahoma 259 Pennsylvania 370
South Dakota 216 Texas 213
Wisconsin 59
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