USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 07/16 07:55
07/16/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 07/16 07:55
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Thu, Jul 16, 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 7,645 7,008 7,152
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,105 1,363 1,067
Other Purchase Arrangement 216 236 146
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,260 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 8,133 2,941 4,440 2,711
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 8,133 2,941 4,440 2,711
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 1,608 448 602 459
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 269 228 256 13
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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 25.00-58.00 25.00-58.00 25.00-58.00 42.75-50.88
Wtd Average Price 45.29 45.84 44.95 46.44
Average Weight 371 371 371 372
Head Count 1,096 512 878 203
400-449 pounds
Price Range 25.00-64.00 25.00-60.00 25.00-60.00 42.75-54.25
Wtd Average Price 47.13 48.73 45.73 49.14
Average Weight 427 423 425 430
Head Count 1,397 484 848 481
450-499 pounds
Price Range 35.00-64.00 35.00-64.00 35.00-64.00 37.00-64.00
Wtd Average Price 52.18 51.53 51.62 52.80
Average Weight 476 477 476 475
Head Count 1,233 576 743 393
500-549 pounds
Price Range 48.19-64.00 50.00-64.00 50.00-64.00 48.84-64.00
Wtd Average Price 56.02 55.20 54.92 57.00
Average Weight 523 525 524 524
Head Count 2,100 826 1,193 607
550/up pounds
Price Range 48.19-66.00 50.00-66.00 50.00-66.00 48.84-64.00
Wtd Average Price 57.58 55.73 56.15 58.60
Average Weight 587 584 584 589
Head Count 1,578 543 778 522
Total Live Basis Head 7,404 2,941 4,440 2,206
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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 25.00-58.00 25.00-58.00 25.00-58.00 42.75-50.88
Wtd Average Price 45.29 45.84 44.95 46.44
Average Weight 371 371 371 372
Head Count 1,096 512 878 203
400-449 pounds
Price Range 25.00-64.00 25.00-60.00 25.00-60.00 42.75-54.25
Wtd Average Price 47.13 48.73 45.73 49.14
Average Weight 427 423 425 430
Head Count 1,397 484 848 481
450-499 pounds
Price Range 35.00-64.00 35.00-64.00 35.00-64.00 37.00-64.00
Wtd Average Price 52.18 51.53 51.62 52.80
Average Weight 476 477 476 475
Head Count 1,233 576 743 393
500-549 pounds
Price Range 48.19-64.00 50.00-64.00 50.00-64.00 48.84-64.00
Wtd Average Price 56.02 55.20 54.92 57.00
Average Weight 523 525 524 524
Head Count 2,100 826 1,193 607
550/up pounds
Price Range 48.19-66.00 50.00-66.00 50.00-66.00 48.84-64.00
Wtd Average Price 57.58 55.73 56.15 58.60
Average Weight 587 584 584 589
Head Count 1,578 543 778 522
Total Live Basis Head 7,404 2,941 4,440 2,206
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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 44.70-50.58 - - -
Wtd Average Price 46.98
Average Weight 365 369 367 389
Head Count 120 60 75 10
400-449 pounds
Price Range 45.56-53.40 - - -
Wtd Average Price 49.53
Average Weight 427 428 428 426
Head Count 193 97 120 46
450-499 pounds
Price Range 41.71-59.14 - - -
Wtd Average Price 53.64
Average Weight 478 476 476 481
Head Count 460 127 182 227
500-549 pounds
Price Range 44.95-59.89 - - -
Wtd Average Price 57.02
Average Weight 524 525 525 512
Head Count 323 91 122 127
550/up pounds
Price Range 48.09-63.14 - - -
Wtd Average Price 59.90
Average Weight 594 594 593 582
Head Count 342 73 103 49
Total Live Basis Head 1,438 448 602 459
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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 301 303 301
Head Count 256 228 256
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 77 Canada 1,166
Illinois 1,383 Iowa 2,410
Kentucky 74 Michigan 439
Minnesota 1,207 Mississippi 184
Missouri 593 Montana 71
Nebraska 978 North Carolina 581
Ohio 262 Oklahoma 215
Pennsylvania 473 South Dakota 110
Wisconsin 3
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