USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 05/28 08:00
05/28/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 05/28 08:00
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Thu, May 28, 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 5,759 5,711 7,932
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,831 1,356 1,562
Other Purchase Arrangement 276 302 196
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,754 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 6,129 2,403 3,246 1,822
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,129 2,403 3,246 1,822
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,710 522 926 828
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 505 462 466 38
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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 30.00-74.25 30.00-74.25 30.00-74.25 60.00-67.00
Wtd Average Price 61.08 59.19 59.91 65.21
Average Weight 372 367 371 376
Head Count 778 358 504 146
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-79.00 30.00-79.00 30.00-79.00 60.00-79.00
Wtd Average Price 64.89 66.41 64.91 71.45
Average Weight 423 421 421 429
Head Count 1,255 640 973 117
450-499 pounds
Price Range 54.00-79.00 54.00-79.00 54.00-79.00 54.00-79.00
Wtd Average Price 71.92 70.24 69.66 72.55
Average Weight 475 473 474 475
Head Count 1,195 322 449 418
500-549 pounds
Price Range 58.00-82.00 58.00-79.00 58.00-79.00 67.00-82.00
Wtd Average Price 73.22 72.57 72.23 74.61
Average Weight 524 523 524 523
Head Count 1,894 843 1,063 598
550/up pounds
Price Range 65.00-82.99 68.00-82.99 68.00-82.99 67.00-80.14
Wtd Average Price 76.96 80.20 79.88 77.03
Average Weight 589 589 589 589
Head Count 725 240 257 356
Total Live Basis Head 5,847 2,403 3,246 1,635
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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 30.00-74.25 30.00-74.25 30.00-74.25 60.00-67.00
Wtd Average Price 61.08 59.19 59.91 65.21
Average Weight 372 367 371 376
Head Count 778 358 504 146
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-79.00 30.00-79.00 30.00-79.00 60.00-79.00
Wtd Average Price 64.89 66.41 64.91 71.45
Average Weight 423 421 421 429
Head Count 1,255 640 973 117
450-499 pounds
Price Range 54.00-79.00 54.00-79.00 54.00-79.00 54.00-79.00
Wtd Average Price 71.92 70.24 69.66 72.55
Average Weight 475 473 474 475
Head Count 1,195 322 449 418
500-549 pounds
Price Range 58.00-82.00 58.00-79.00 58.00-79.00 67.00-82.00
Wtd Average Price 73.22 72.57 72.23 74.61
Average Weight 524 523 524 523
Head Count 1,894 843 1,063 598
550/up pounds
Price Range 65.00-82.99 68.00-82.99 68.00-82.99 67.00-80.14
Wtd Average Price 76.96 80.20 79.88 77.03
Average Weight 589 589 589 589
Head Count 725 240 257 356
Total Live Basis Head 5,847 2,403 3,246 1,635
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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 365 369 367 369
Head Count 243 27 75 53
400-449 pounds
Price Range 55.19-68.93 - - -
Wtd Average Price 65.11
Average Weight 426 427 427 428
Head Count 286 62 125 34
450-499 pounds
Price Range 62.40-76.87 - - -
Wtd Average Price 71.87
Average Weight 477 477 476 479
Head Count 477 123 198 145
500-549 pounds
Price Range 61.66-76.11 - - -
Wtd Average Price 72.16
Average Weight 524 525 524 521
Head Count 773 138 208 404
550/up pounds
Price Range 64.72-79.26 - - -
Wtd Average Price 74.20
Average Weight 591 595 594 592
Head Count 637 111 191 192
Total Live Basis Head 2,416 461 797 828
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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 373 351 352
Head Count 226 221 225
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 162 Canada 1,043
Colorado 132 Illinois 1,051
Indiana 105 Iowa 2,115
Kansas 140 Kentucky 101
Michigan 333 Minnesota 1,272
Mississippi 169 Missouri 327
Nebraska 784 North Carolina 516
Ohio 424 Oklahoma 519
Pennsylvania 247 Texas 162
Wisconsin 18
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