USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 05/06 08:25
05/06/2026 | 8:25 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 05/06 08:25
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Wed, May 06, 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 6,268 6,327 7,164
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,105 1,453 1,301
Other Purchase Arrangement 205 309 48
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,680 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 6,643 2,483 3,342 1,980
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,643 2,483 3,342 1,980
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,097 402 586 681
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 313 259 262 41
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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 25.00-60.00 25.00-60.00 47.00-71.00
Wtd Average Price 51.67 48.97 48.85 62.12
Average Weight 372 372 374 365
Head Count 1,033 572 672 257
400-449 pounds
Price Range 25.00-73.00 25.00-69.00 25.00-69.00 36.75-73.00
Wtd Average Price 51.44 48.90 48.28 53.67
Average Weight 423 423 422 421
Head Count 1,330 633 905 270
450-499 pounds
Price Range 37.00-69.00 37.00-69.00 37.00-69.00 50.63-67.46
Wtd Average Price 59.47 55.58 57.51 59.41
Average Weight 476 476 478 475
Head Count 930 214 379 368
500-549 pounds
Price Range 50.25-70.00 50.25-68.25 50.25-70.00 52.00-69.13
Wtd Average Price 60.59 60.33 59.93 61.39
Average Weight 524 524 525 523
Head Count 1,897 836 1,019 454
550/up pounds
Price Range 51.00-71.69 52.00-69.50 51.00-70.00 57.45-71.69
Wtd Average Price 62.31 58.72 57.43 66.72
Average Weight 589 588 589 588
Head Count 1,020 228 367 394
Total Live Basis Head 6,210 2,483 3,342 1,743
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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 25.00-60.00 25.00-60.00 47.00-71.00
Wtd Average Price 51.67 48.97 48.85 62.12
Average Weight 372 372 374 365
Head Count 1,033 572 672 257
400-449 pounds
Price Range 25.00-73.00 25.00-69.00 25.00-69.00 36.75-73.00
Wtd Average Price 51.44 48.90 48.28 53.67
Average Weight 423 423 422 421
Head Count 1,330 633 905 270
450-499 pounds
Price Range 37.00-69.00 37.00-69.00 37.00-69.00 50.63-67.46
Wtd Average Price 59.47 55.58 57.51 59.41
Average Weight 476 476 478 475
Head Count 930 214 379 368
500-549 pounds
Price Range 50.25-70.00 50.25-68.25 50.25-70.00 52.00-69.13
Wtd Average Price 60.59 60.33 59.93 61.39
Average Weight 524 524 525 523
Head Count 1,897 836 1,019 454
550/up pounds
Price Range 51.00-71.69 52.00-69.50 51.00-70.00 57.45-71.69
Wtd Average Price 62.31 58.72 57.43 66.72
Average Weight 589 588 589 588
Head Count 1,020 228 367 394
Total Live Basis Head 6,210 2,483 3,342 1,743
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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 42.61-56.00 - - -
Wtd Average Price 49.18
Average Weight 370 369 369 379
Head Count 211 38 68 45
400-449 pounds
Price Range 42.61-56.07 - - -
Wtd Average Price 50.36
Average Weight 430 431 430 431
Head Count 294 51 82 93
450-499 pounds
Price Range 50.73-61.23 - - -
Wtd Average Price 57.76
Average Weight 476 474 475 476
Head Count 586 93 145 268
500-549 pounds
Price Range 52.22-64.90 - - -
Wtd Average Price 59.15
Average Weight 524 525 524 523
Head Count 470 90 135 155
550/up pounds
Price Range 53.50-66.29 - - -
Wtd Average Price 62.42
Average Weight 585 591 586 582
Head Count 450 130 156 120
Total Live Basis Head 2,011 402 586 681
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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 379 382 377 405
Head Count 302 259 262 40
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 141 Canada 1,337
Illinois 1,518 Indiana 95
Iowa 1,973 Kansas 18
Michigan 347 Minnesota 1,171
Mississippi 173 Missouri 269
Nebraska 674 North Carolina 338
Ohio 217 Oklahoma 528
Pennsylvania 192 South Dakota 85
Texas 155 Wisconsin 27
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