USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 04/30 08:00
04/30/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 04/30 08:00
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Thu, Apr 30, 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 6,974 7,132 7,613
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,546 1,278 1,349
Other Purchase Arrangement 294 355 297
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,410 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 6,881 3,090 3,895 2,198
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,881 3,090 3,895 2,198
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,380 356 1,047 630
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 669 408 625 13
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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 25.00-63.00 25.00-63.00 25.00-63.00 47.00-61.33
Wtd Average Price 49.65 48.12 48.25 54.12
Average Weight 372 373 372 371
Head Count 1,111 576 758 314
400-449 pounds
Price Range 25.00-68.00 25.00-68.00 25.00-68.00 37.00-60.00
Wtd Average Price 50.62 50.19 50.05 53.41
Average Weight 426 426 424 428
Head Count 1,247 656 820 357
450-499 pounds
Price Range 33.75-68.00 37.00-68.00 35.00-68.00 50.50-65.31
Wtd Average Price 56.42 56.62 55.45 59.25
Average Weight 474 470 472 476
Head Count 1,319 652 846 351
500-549 pounds
Price Range 37.00-68.50 37.00-68.50 37.00-68.50 52.00-65.82
Wtd Average Price 58.55 57.63 57.88 60.50
Average Weight 525 526 525 524
Head Count 1,649 933 1,041 465
550/up pounds
Price Range 50.00-70.50 52.00-70.50 50.00-70.50 53.63-67.00
Wtd Average Price 60.98 57.74 56.72 64.13
Average Weight 583 589 586 583
Head Count 1,243 273 429 470
Total Live Basis Head 6,569 3,090 3,894 1,957
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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 25.00-63.00 25.00-63.00 25.00-63.00 47.00-61.33
Wtd Average Price 49.65 48.12 48.25 54.12
Average Weight 372 373 372 371
Head Count 1,111 576 758 314
400-449 pounds
Price Range 25.00-68.00 25.00-68.00 25.00-68.00 37.00-60.00
Wtd Average Price 50.62 50.19 50.05 53.41
Average Weight 426 426 424 428
Head Count 1,247 656 820 357
450-499 pounds
Price Range 33.75-68.00 37.00-68.00 35.00-68.00 50.50-65.31
Wtd Average Price 56.42 56.62 55.45 59.25
Average Weight 474 470 472 476
Head Count 1,319 652 846 351
500-549 pounds
Price Range 37.00-68.50 37.00-68.50 37.00-68.50 52.00-65.82
Wtd Average Price 58.55 57.63 57.88 60.50
Average Weight 525 526 525 524
Head Count 1,649 933 1,041 465
550/up pounds
Price Range 50.00-70.50 52.00-70.50 50.00-70.50 53.63-67.00
Wtd Average Price 60.98 57.74 56.72 64.13
Average Weight 583 589 586 583
Head Count 1,243 273 429 470
Total Live Basis Head 6,569 3,090 3,894 1,957
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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 43.70-50.94 - - -
Wtd Average Price 48.01
Average Weight 367 365 377
Head Count 186 74 16
400-449 pounds
Price Range 46.37-55.18 - - -
Wtd Average Price 51.66
Average Weight 427 428 427 432
Head Count 301 23 171 59
450-499 pounds
Price Range 50.88-61.40 - - -
Wtd Average Price 57.16
Average Weight 476 477 476 476
Head Count 623 66 277 228
500-549 pounds
Price Range 54.23-65.01 - - -
Wtd Average Price 61.08
Average Weight 524 527 524 523
Head Count 639 99 264 221
550/up pounds
Price Range 55.49-65.67 - - -
Wtd Average Price 60.84
Average Weight 588 589 586 586
Head Count 525 168 261 106
Total Live Basis Head 2,274 356 1,047 630
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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 350 358 350
Head Count 625 408 625
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 170 Canada 862
Illinois 1,336 Indiana 85
Iowa 2,599 Kansas 81
Kentucky 142 Michigan 187
Minnesota 1,255 Mississippi 86
Missouri 686 Nebraska 789
North Carolina 512 Ohio 368
Oklahoma 447 Pennsylvania 182
South Dakota 157 Texas 128
Wisconsin 152
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