USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 05/21 08:00
05/21/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 05/21 08:00
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Thu, May 21, 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 5,711 6,565 7,013
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,356 1,363 1,563
Other Purchase Arrangement 302 324 132
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,287 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 5,992 2,974 3,408 1,978
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 5,992 2,974 3,408 1,978
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,081 385 782 488
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 362 284 344 4
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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 30.00-75.00 30.00-74.00 30.00-74.00 52.00-75.00
Wtd Average Price 61.09 60.84 61.09 65.42
Average Weight 370 369 367 378
Head Count 946 612 686 217
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-79.69 30.00-79.69 30.00-79.69 50.00-75.00
Wtd Average Price 64.33 64.34 64.70 66.26
Average Weight 425 424 424 428
Head Count 1,011 529 637 238
450-499 pounds
Price Range 54.00-81.00 69.00-81.00 69.00-81.00 65.05-77.03
Wtd Average Price 72.37 74.27 73.63 72.21
Average Weight 475 473 473 476
Head Count 957 431 519 340
500-549 pounds
Price Range 54.00-81.00 69.00-81.00 69.00-81.00 65.05-80.00
Wtd Average Price 71.72 70.77 70.96 74.67
Average Weight 524 525 524 524
Head Count 1,642 958 1,034 389
550/up pounds
Price Range 54.00-81.00 69.00-81.00 69.00-81.00 69.13-80.39
Wtd Average Price 76.03 77.28 77.05 76.92
Average Weight 591 595 592 594
Head Count 1,089 414 502 477
Total Live Basis Head 5,645 2,944 3,378 1,661
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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 30.00-75.00 30.00-74.00 30.00-74.00 52.00-75.00
Wtd Average Price 61.09 60.84 61.09 65.42
Average Weight 370 369 367 378
Head Count 946 612 686 217
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-79.69 30.00-79.69 30.00-79.69 50.00-75.00
Wtd Average Price 64.33 64.34 64.70 66.26
Average Weight 425 424 424 428
Head Count 1,011 529 637 238
450-499 pounds
Price Range 54.00-81.00 69.00-81.00 69.00-81.00 65.05-77.03
Wtd Average Price 72.37 74.27 73.63 72.21
Average Weight 475 473 473 476
Head Count 957 431 519 340
500-549 pounds
Price Range 54.00-81.00 69.00-81.00 69.00-81.00 65.05-80.00
Wtd Average Price 71.72 70.77 70.96 74.67
Average Weight 524 525 524 524
Head Count 1,642 958 1,034 389
550/up pounds
Price Range 54.00-81.00 69.00-81.00 69.00-81.00 69.13-80.39
Wtd Average Price 76.03 77.28 77.05 76.92
Average Weight 591 595 592 594
Head Count 1,089 414 502 477
Total Live Basis Head 5,645 2,944 3,378 1,661
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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 55.65-65.27 - - -
Wtd Average Price 60.72
Average Weight 366 360 364 367
Head Count 157 21 99 15
400-449 pounds
Price Range 60.10-68.90 - - -
Wtd Average Price 64.43
Average Weight 428 430 427 430
Head Count 201 29 107 65
450-499 pounds
Price Range 62.94-73.01 - - -
Wtd Average Price 68.65
Average Weight 476 475 476 476
Head Count 367 51 128 107
500-549 pounds
Price Range 63.51-75.59 - - -
Wtd Average Price 71.92
Average Weight 524 520 522 523
Head Count 598 53 134 230
550/up pounds
Price Range 63.51-78.95 - - -
Wtd Average Price 74.14
Average Weight 587 593 591 580
Head Count 467 35 118 71
Total Live Basis Head 1,790 189 586 488
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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 406 405 406
Head Count 331 271 331
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 703 Illinois 1,195
Indiana 50 Iowa 2,477
Kentucky 114 Michigan 157
Minnesota 1,166 Mississippi 81
Missouri 516 Nebraska 346
North Carolina 244 Ohio 587
Oklahoma 569 Pennsylvania 260
South Dakota 29 Texas 159
Wisconsin 84
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