USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 05/01 07:55
05/01/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 05/01 07:55
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Fri, May 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 7,040 7,056 8,132
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,429 828 1,842
Other Purchase Arrangement 312 288 203
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 2,026 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 7,395 2,688 4,213 2,004
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 7,395 2,688 4,213 2,004
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,419 505 1,223 786
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 681 556 667 14
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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 25.00-65.00 25.00-65.00 25.00-65.00 -
Wtd Average Price 47.40 48.79 47.12
Average Weight 373 374 373 372
Head Count 1,099 424 803 183
400-449 pounds
Price Range 25.00-71.00 25.00-71.00 25.00-71.00 -
Wtd Average Price 49.42 51.96 48.64
Average Weight 424 424 425 423
Head Count 1,435 570 1,059 222
450-499 pounds
Price Range 37.00-71.00 37.00-71.00 37.00-71.00 42.88-62.67
Wtd Average Price 58.40 60.80 57.82 58.83
Average Weight 476 475 475 476
Head Count 1,696 634 965 530
500-549 pounds
Price Range 37.00-73.00 37.00-73.00 37.00-73.00 43.91-68.22
Wtd Average Price 57.45 55.48 55.37 59.28
Average Weight 524 527 525 522
Head Count 1,619 793 990 183
550/up pounds
Price Range 52.27-73.00 55.00-73.00 55.00-73.00 52.27-68.00
Wtd Average Price 63.90 65.73 64.02 63.96
Average Weight 589 601 594 574
Head Count 997 267 396 453
Total Live Basis Head 6,846 2,688 4,213 1,571
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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 25.00-65.00 25.00-65.00 25.00-65.00 -
Wtd Average Price 47.40 48.79 47.12
Average Weight 373 374 373 372
Head Count 1,099 424 803 183
400-449 pounds
Price Range 25.00-71.00 25.00-71.00 25.00-71.00 -
Wtd Average Price 49.42 51.96 48.64
Average Weight 424 424 425 423
Head Count 1,435 570 1,059 222
450-499 pounds
Price Range 37.00-71.00 37.00-71.00 37.00-71.00 42.88-62.67
Wtd Average Price 58.40 60.80 57.82 58.83
Average Weight 476 475 475 476
Head Count 1,696 634 965 530
500-549 pounds
Price Range 37.00-73.00 37.00-73.00 37.00-73.00 43.91-68.22
Wtd Average Price 57.45 55.48 55.37 59.28
Average Weight 524 527 525 522
Head Count 1,619 793 990 183
550/up pounds
Price Range 52.27-73.00 55.00-73.00 55.00-73.00 52.27-68.00
Wtd Average Price 63.90 65.73 64.02 63.96
Average Weight 589 601 594 574
Head Count 997 267 396 453
Total Live Basis Head 6,846 2,688 4,213 1,571
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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 369 366 365 376
Head Count 245 19 132 38
400-449 pounds
Price Range 41.85-54.38 - - -
Wtd Average Price 49.82
Average Weight 426 425 426 427
Head Count 311 30 150 100
450-499 pounds
Price Range 51.42-63.73 - - -
Wtd Average Price 59.24
Average Weight 475 474 475 475
Head Count 661 129 324 253
500-549 pounds
Price Range 51.42-64.42 - - -
Wtd Average Price 60.39
Average Weight 523 523 523 520
Head Count 604 98 285 245
550/up pounds
Price Range 53.64-64.59 - - -
Wtd Average Price 60.80
Average Weight 586 587 585 591
Head Count 383 63 166 150
Total Live Basis Head 2,204 339 1,057 786
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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 323 322 323
Head Count 614 503 614
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 132 Canada 994
Colorado 73 Georgia 108
Illinois 1,211 Indiana 159
Iowa 2,695 Kentucky 86
Michigan 358 Minnesota 1,054
Mississippi 172 Missouri 917
Nebraska 1,352 North Carolina 424
Ohio 188 Oklahoma 389
Pennsylvania 390 South Dakota 85
Wisconsin 20
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