USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 04/10 07:55
04/10/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 04/10 07:55
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Fri, Apr 10, 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 7,022 7,428 6,821
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,071 1,242 1,854
Other Purchase Arrangement 340 255 267
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,882 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 6,865 3,042 4,186 1,871
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,865 3,042 4,186 1,871
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,059 414 935 346
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 1,051 490 1,051 0
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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 25.00-71.00 25.00-71.00 25.00-71.00 55.00-63.45
Wtd Average Price 56.86 57.44 56.76 58.06
Average Weight 372 370 371 375
Head Count 1,397 715 972 192
400-449 pounds
Price Range 25.00-78.00 47.00-78.00 25.00-78.00 -
Wtd Average Price 60.48 62.32 59.97
Average Weight 425 425 425 425
Head Count 1,091 561 820 217
450-499 pounds
Price Range 47.00-79.40 47.00-78.00 47.00-78.00 60.00-79.40
Wtd Average Price 65.11 66.15 63.16 68.04
Average Weight 475 475 475 472
Head Count 1,106 467 687 262
500-549 pounds
Price Range 51.59-78.41 51.97-78.00 51.59-78.00 60.00-78.41
Wtd Average Price 69.48 70.28 68.84 71.81
Average Weight 523 521 522 521
Head Count 1,867 874 1,203 453
550/up pounds
Price Range 60.90-78.00 62.00-78.00 62.00-78.00 63.13-76.50
Wtd Average Price 70.36 67.37 67.34 72.79
Average Weight 583 581 582 578
Head Count 1,002 312 391 458
Total Live Basis Head 6,463 2,929 4,073 1,582
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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 25.00-71.00 25.00-71.00 25.00-71.00 55.00-63.45
Wtd Average Price 56.86 57.44 56.76 58.06
Average Weight 372 370 371 375
Head Count 1,397 715 972 192
400-449 pounds
Price Range 25.00-78.00 47.00-78.00 25.00-78.00 -
Wtd Average Price 60.48 62.32 59.97
Average Weight 425 425 425 425
Head Count 1,091 561 820 217
450-499 pounds
Price Range 47.00-79.40 47.00-78.00 47.00-78.00 60.00-79.40
Wtd Average Price 65.11 66.15 63.16 68.04
Average Weight 475 475 475 472
Head Count 1,106 467 687 262
500-549 pounds
Price Range 51.59-78.41 51.97-78.00 51.59-78.00 60.00-78.41
Wtd Average Price 69.48 70.28 68.84 71.81
Average Weight 523 521 522 521
Head Count 1,867 874 1,203 453
550/up pounds
Price Range 60.90-78.00 62.00-78.00 62.00-78.00 63.13-76.50
Wtd Average Price 70.36 67.37 67.34 72.79
Average Weight 583 581 582 578
Head Count 1,002 312 391 458
Total Live Basis Head 6,463 2,929 4,073 1,582
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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 45.00-62.74 - - -
Wtd Average Price 56.83
Average Weight 366 365 369 373
Head Count 239 53 96 19
400-449 pounds
Price Range 51.76-65.19 - - -
Wtd Average Price 61.30
Average Weight 426 424 426 425
Head Count 323 66 153 64
450-499 pounds
Price Range 51.76-73.44 - - -
Wtd Average Price 69.31
Average Weight 476 475 474 479
Head Count 586 74 220 161
500-549 pounds
Price Range 62.57-73.89 - - -
Wtd Average Price 69.28
Average Weight 523 526 524 517
Head Count 402 71 219 51
550/up pounds
Price Range 62.74-74.11 - - -
Wtd Average Price 69.71
Average Weight 587 587 586 587
Head Count 379 58 155 51
Total Live Basis Head 1,929 322 843 346
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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 373 378 373
Head Count 1,032 471 1,032
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 88 Canada 688
Colorado 282 Illinois 832
Indiana 55 Iowa 2,304
Kansas 100 Michigan 184
Minnesota 1,642 Mississippi 184
Missouri 517 Nebraska 1,523
North Carolina 438 Ohio 597
Oklahoma 442 Pennsylvania 267
South Dakota 86 Texas 86
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