USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 05/19 07:55
05/19/2026 | 7:59 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 05/19 07:55
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Tue, May 19, 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 5,584 5,523 5,564
Swine or Pork Market Formula 834 1,310 1,356
Other Purchase Arrangement 258 278 160
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,019 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 5,519 2,282 2,877 1,881
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 5,519 2,282 2,877 1,881
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 1,502 474 696 277
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 416 341 391 25
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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 30.00-69.50 39.00-69.00 30.00-69.00 57.85-69.50
Wtd Average Price 61.27 60.78 59.20 67.41
Average Weight 370 376 370 370
Head Count 693 221 510 155
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-79.69 30.00-79.69 30.00-79.69 50.00-75.00
Wtd Average Price 64.90 63.30 62.44 69.21
Average Weight 425 423 422 427
Head Count 1,146 516 702 408
450-499 pounds
Price Range 50.00-79.69 51.00-79.69 51.00-79.69 50.00-75.68
Wtd Average Price 68.51 66.44 66.42 70.36
Average Weight 477 476 476 476
Head Count 1,088 509 551 271
500-549 pounds
Price Range 54.88-79.69 58.69-79.69 54.88-79.69 64.18-76.50
Wtd Average Price 71.09 70.52 70.44 71.46
Average Weight 524 523 524 524
Head Count 1,305 648 724 362
550/up pounds
Price Range 64.18-80.00 68.00-79.69 68.00-79.69 64.18-80.00
Wtd Average Price 74.45 74.52 74.54 75.24
Average Weight 588 581 581 591
Head Count 908 388 390 306
Total Live Basis Head 5,140 2,282 2,877 1,502
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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 30.00-69.50 39.00-69.00 30.00-69.00 57.85-69.50
Wtd Average Price 61.27 60.78 59.20 67.41
Average Weight 370 376 370 370
Head Count 693 221 510 155
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-79.69 30.00-79.69 30.00-79.69 50.00-75.00
Wtd Average Price 64.90 63.30 62.44 69.21
Average Weight 425 423 422 427
Head Count 1,146 516 702 408
450-499 pounds
Price Range 50.00-79.69 51.00-79.69 51.00-79.69 50.00-75.68
Wtd Average Price 68.51 66.44 66.42 70.36
Average Weight 477 476 476 476
Head Count 1,088 509 551 271
500-549 pounds
Price Range 54.88-79.69 58.69-79.69 54.88-79.69 64.18-76.50
Wtd Average Price 71.09 70.52 70.44 71.46
Average Weight 524 523 524 524
Head Count 1,305 648 724 362
550/up pounds
Price Range 64.18-80.00 68.00-79.69 68.00-79.69 64.18-80.00
Wtd Average Price 74.45 74.52 74.54 75.24
Average Weight 588 581 581 591
Head Count 908 388 390 306
Total Live Basis Head 5,140 2,282 2,877 1,502
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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 369 364 369
Head Count 138 12 64
400-449 pounds
Price Range - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight 428 431 430 430
Head Count 151 15 56 13
450-499 pounds
Price Range - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight 475 476 476 476
Head Count 292 106 163 41
500-549 pounds
Price Range - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight 524 524 523 525
Head Count 379 145 187 51
550/up pounds
Price Range - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight 589 592 591 594
Head Count 325 196 226 52
Total Live Basis Head 1,285 474 696 157
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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 376 370 368 423
Head Count 389 341 376 13
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 129 Canada 764
Illinois 1,119 Indiana 162
Iowa 1,914 Michigan 157
Minnesota 1,183 Missouri 167
Montana 173 Nebraska 566
North Carolina 163 Ohio 361
Oklahoma 46 Pennsylvania 299
South Dakota 134 Texas 178
Wisconsin 180
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