USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 04/28 08:00
04/28/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 04/28 08:00
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Tue, Apr 28, 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 6,785 6,379 5,478
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,240 1,228 1,436
Other Purchase Arrangement 155 166 150
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 729 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 6,840 2,229 3,045 2,166
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,840 2,229 3,045 2,166
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 1,725 619 1,087 425
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 189 57 121 8
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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 25.00-60.50 25.00-60.50 25.00-60.50 -
Wtd Average Price 46.94 47.20 44.85
Average Weight 375 373 375 378
Head Count 965 317 647 109
400-449 pounds
Price Range 25.00-69.00 30.00-63.00 30.00-63.00 -
Wtd Average Price 51.18 52.20 51.07
Average Weight 424 422 422 426
Head Count 1,081 361 565 210
450-499 pounds
Price Range 37.00-69.00 37.00-69.00 37.00-69.00 53.03-66.64
Wtd Average Price 55.22 50.60 50.51 59.18
Average Weight 477 478 477 476
Head Count 1,354 513 609 561
500-549 pounds
Price Range 44.51-69.00 45.00-69.00 44.51-69.00 53.03-67.92
Wtd Average Price 60.51 60.50 59.79 61.03
Average Weight 522 521 521 521
Head Count 1,601 596 714 519
550/up pounds
Price Range 44.51-69.00 45.69-69.00 44.51-69.00 53.80-68.93
Wtd Average Price 59.87 59.86 58.90 60.88
Average Weight 588 591 588 588
Head Count 1,024 435 503 162
Total Live Basis Head 6,025 2,222 3,038 1,561
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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 25.00-60.50 25.00-60.50 25.00-60.50 -
Wtd Average Price 46.94 47.20 44.85
Average Weight 375 373 375 378
Head Count 965 317 647 109
400-449 pounds
Price Range 25.00-69.00 30.00-63.00 30.00-63.00 -
Wtd Average Price 51.18 52.20 51.07
Average Weight 424 422 422 426
Head Count 1,081 361 565 210
450-499 pounds
Price Range 37.00-69.00 37.00-69.00 37.00-69.00 53.03-66.64
Wtd Average Price 55.22 50.60 50.51 59.18
Average Weight 477 478 477 476
Head Count 1,354 513 609 561
500-549 pounds
Price Range 44.51-69.00 45.00-69.00 44.51-69.00 53.03-67.92
Wtd Average Price 60.51 60.50 59.79 61.03
Average Weight 522 521 521 521
Head Count 1,601 596 714 519
550/up pounds
Price Range 44.51-69.00 45.69-69.00 44.51-69.00 53.80-68.93
Wtd Average Price 59.87 59.86 58.90 60.88
Average Weight 588 591 588 588
Head Count 1,024 435 503 162
Total Live Basis Head 6,025 2,222 3,038 1,561
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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 369 363 367 371
Head Count 98 39 51 46
400-449 pounds
Price Range - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight 430 429 430 427
Head Count 126 47 83 43
450-499 pounds
Price Range - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight 476 477 476 471
Head Count 351 168 286 48
500-549 pounds
Price Range 40.94-64.63 - - -
Wtd Average Price 61.54
Average Weight 524 523 523 525
Head Count 656 206 350 245
550/up pounds
Price Range 40.94-66.69 - - -
Wtd Average Price 62.16
Average Weight 585 591 586 581
Head Count 395 159 263 43
Total Live Basis Head 1,626 619 1,033 425
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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 492 511 487
Head Count 85 56 75
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 1,556 Georgia 35
Illinois 742 Indiana 335
Iowa 1,763 Kansas 95
Kentucky 277 Michigan 251
Minnesota 1,142 Missouri 322
Montana 156 Nebraska 744
North Carolina 171 North Dakota 96
Ohio 279 Oklahoma 94
Pennsylvania 545 South Dakota 187
Wisconsin 119
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