USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 05/08 07:45
05/08/2026 | 7:45 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 05/08 07:45
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Fri, May 08, 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 6,614 7,040 6,678
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,871 1,429 2,326
Other Purchase Arrangement 251 312 113
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,707 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 6,838 2,990 3,887 1,798
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,838 2,990 3,887 1,798
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,539 490 883 922
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 815 490 622 140
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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 25.00-77.00 25.00-64.50 25.00-64.50 56.00-77.00
Wtd Average Price 52.39 48.60 48.80 66.51
Average Weight 374 376 376 370
Head Count 866 359 599 181
400-449 pounds
Price Range 25.00-72.00 25.00-72.00 25.00-72.00 51.00-68.55
Wtd Average Price 52.42 52.35 51.86 61.46
Average Weight 425 425 424 425
Head Count 1,261 768 1,015 111
450-499 pounds
Price Range 41.00-77.00 41.00-72.00 41.00-72.00 59.47-77.00
Wtd Average Price 62.95 63.21 62.88 63.48
Average Weight 476 477 478 472
Head Count 1,535 641 778 526
500-549 pounds
Price Range 45.00-72.00 45.00-72.00 45.00-72.00 56.00-69.03
Wtd Average Price 62.30 59.53 59.84 64.33
Average Weight 524 524 523 523
Head Count 1,952 769 886 619
550/up pounds
Price Range 56.00-72.00 56.00-72.00 56.00-72.00 60.90-69.69
Wtd Average Price 63.58 62.16 62.26 65.91
Average Weight 585 583 585 583
Head Count 777 247 403 227
Total Live Basis Head 6,391 2,784 3,681 1,664
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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 25.00-77.00 25.00-64.50 25.00-64.50 56.00-77.00
Wtd Average Price 52.39 48.60 48.80 66.51
Average Weight 374 376 376 370
Head Count 866 359 599 181
400-449 pounds
Price Range 25.00-72.00 25.00-72.00 25.00-72.00 51.00-68.55
Wtd Average Price 52.42 52.35 51.86 61.46
Average Weight 425 425 424 425
Head Count 1,261 768 1,015 111
450-499 pounds
Price Range 41.00-77.00 41.00-72.00 41.00-72.00 59.47-77.00
Wtd Average Price 62.95 63.21 62.88 63.48
Average Weight 476 477 478 472
Head Count 1,535 641 778 526
500-549 pounds
Price Range 45.00-72.00 45.00-72.00 45.00-72.00 56.00-69.03
Wtd Average Price 62.30 59.53 59.84 64.33
Average Weight 524 524 523 523
Head Count 1,952 769 886 619
550/up pounds
Price Range 56.00-72.00 56.00-72.00 56.00-72.00 60.90-69.69
Wtd Average Price 63.58 62.16 62.26 65.91
Average Weight 585 583 585 583
Head Count 777 247 403 227
Total Live Basis Head 6,391 2,784 3,681 1,664
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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 43.60-54.47 - - -
Wtd Average Price 48.68
Average Weight 366 365 371 368
Head Count 231 17 57 73
400-449 pounds
Price Range 44.57-56.88 - - -
Wtd Average Price 50.33
Average Weight 428 429 429 427
Head Count 307 38 131 95
450-499 pounds
Price Range 44.57-63.97 - - -
Wtd Average Price 59.80
Average Weight 477 478 478 474
Head Count 663 97 187 326
500-549 pounds
Price Range 46.81-66.21 - - -
Wtd Average Price 62.11
Average Weight 526 526 526 525
Head Count 640 157 254 232
550/up pounds
Price Range 54.47-69.14 - - -
Wtd Average Price 63.94
Average Weight 588 597 593 587
Head Count 590 181 254 154
Total Live Basis Head 2,431 490 883 880
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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 374 347 351 523
Head Count 655 480 612 31
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 61 Canada 1,063
Colorado 184 Georgia 69
Illinois 1,308 Indiana 92
Iowa 2,252 Kentucky 88
Michigan 172 Minnesota 1,718
Mississippi 178 Missouri 590
Montana 180 Nebraska 832
North Carolina 558 Ohio 311
Oklahoma 452 Pennsylvania 335
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