USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 05/14 08:00
05/14/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 05/14 08:00
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Thu, May 14, 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 6,565 7,357 7,315
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,363 1,603 1,358
Other Purchase Arrangement 324 238 203
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,835 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 6,804 2,913 3,806 2,041
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,804 2,913 3,806 2,041
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,376 405 1,048 601
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 583 437 485 79
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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 25.00-73.50 25.00-71.00 25.00-71.00 56.00-73.50
Wtd Average Price 55.74 56.13 54.95 65.35
Average Weight 366 366 366 370
Head Count 888 343 690 110
400-449 pounds
Price Range 25.00-76.69 46.00-76.69 25.00-76.69 60.00-75.50
Wtd Average Price 57.72 58.65 57.57 64.35
Average Weight 424 422 422 427
Head Count 1,281 830 1,074 112
450-499 pounds
Price Range 46.00-76.69 48.00-76.69 48.00-76.69 46.00-75.00
Wtd Average Price 67.92 70.91 69.31 65.77
Average Weight 477 476 477 475
Head Count 1,201 411 520 476
500-549 pounds
Price Range 46.00-80.00 46.00-76.80 46.00-76.80 62.00-80.00
Wtd Average Price 68.07 67.01 66.72 70.07
Average Weight 523 521 521 526
Head Count 1,914 919 1,045 577
550/up pounds
Price Range 62.00-80.00 62.00-76.69 62.00-76.69 64.00-80.00
Wtd Average Price 69.73 68.26 68.38 70.98
Average Weight 585 581 583 583
Head Count 954 273 340 437
Total Live Basis Head 6,238 2,776 3,669 1,712
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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 25.00-73.50 25.00-71.00 25.00-71.00 56.00-73.50
Wtd Average Price 55.74 56.13 54.95 65.35
Average Weight 366 366 366 370
Head Count 888 343 690 110
400-449 pounds
Price Range 25.00-76.69 46.00-76.69 25.00-76.69 60.00-75.50
Wtd Average Price 57.72 58.65 57.57 64.35
Average Weight 424 422 422 427
Head Count 1,281 830 1,074 112
450-499 pounds
Price Range 46.00-76.69 48.00-76.69 48.00-76.69 46.00-75.00
Wtd Average Price 67.92 70.91 69.31 65.77
Average Weight 477 476 477 475
Head Count 1,201 411 520 476
500-549 pounds
Price Range 46.00-80.00 46.00-76.80 46.00-76.80 62.00-80.00
Wtd Average Price 68.07 67.01 66.72 70.07
Average Weight 523 521 521 526
Head Count 1,914 919 1,045 577
550/up pounds
Price Range 62.00-80.00 62.00-76.69 62.00-76.69 64.00-80.00
Wtd Average Price 69.73 68.26 68.38 70.98
Average Weight 585 581 583 583
Head Count 954 273 340 437
Total Live Basis Head 6,238 2,776 3,669 1,712
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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 366 362 365 383
Head Count 202 21 66 45
400-449 pounds
Price Range 51.58-67.61 - - -
Wtd Average Price 58.56
Average Weight 426 426 426 426
Head Count 257 30 86 46
450-499 pounds
Price Range 56.38-71.21 - - -
Wtd Average Price 65.68
Average Weight 477 476 476 480
Head Count 611 89 239 233
500-549 pounds
Price Range 58.28-70.71 - - -
Wtd Average Price 67.06
Average Weight 525 526 526 526
Head Count 645 95 286 209
550/up pounds
Price Range 58.28-70.71 - - -
Wtd Average Price 66.96
Average Weight 589 591 591 582
Head Count 524 104 305 68
Total Live Basis Head 2,239 339 982 601
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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 357 362 358 355
Head Count 541 419 465 76
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 177 Canada 866
Colorado 105 Illinois 981
Indiana 273 Iowa 2,236
Kansas 80 Kentucky 100
Michigan 268 Minnesota 1,519
Mississippi 91 Missouri 552
Nebraska 855 North Carolina 524
Ohio 514 Oklahoma 334
Pennsylvania 190 South Dakota 97
Texas 221 Wisconsin 104
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