USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 08/26 07:55
08/26/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 08/26 07:55
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Wed, Aug 26, 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 6,169 5,664 6,738
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,059 1,105 1,642
Other Purchase Arrangement 210 525 141
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,576 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 6,283 3,101 3,595 1,479
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,283 3,101 3,595 1,479
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,116 424 827 467
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 405 361 404 1
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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 30.00-75.00 30.00-75.00 57.75-68.00
Wtd Average Price 60.73 61.86 60.93 63.36
Average Weight 370 369 369 368
Head Count 1,121 613 831 100
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-77.00 30.00-77.00 30.00-77.00 50.50-72.75
Wtd Average Price 64.50 65.11 64.83 63.73
Average Weight 423 422 421 425
Head Count 980 655 763 167
450-499 pounds
Price Range 51.00-79.00 51.00-79.00 51.00-79.00 63.77-77.00
Wtd Average Price 66.56 64.37 64.87 69.49
Average Weight 476 474 475 477
Head Count 1,229 725 771 328
500-549 pounds
Price Range 52.00-79.00 52.00-79.00 52.00-79.00 63.77-75.50
Wtd Average Price 70.80 69.10 69.07 71.07
Average Weight 523 521 522 522
Head Count 1,924 710 758 675
550/up pounds
Price Range 52.00-77.00 52.00-77.00 52.00-77.00 66.96-77.00
Wtd Average Price 69.56 70.90 69.89 70.82
Average Weight 596 590 596 596
Head Count 838 398 472 209
Total Live Basis Head 6,092 3,101 3,595 1,479
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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 30.00-75.00 30.00-75.00 57.75-68.00
Wtd Average Price 60.73 61.86 60.93 63.36
Average Weight 370 369 369 368
Head Count 1,121 613 831 100
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-77.00 30.00-77.00 30.00-77.00 50.50-72.75
Wtd Average Price 64.50 65.11 64.83 63.73
Average Weight 423 422 421 425
Head Count 980 655 763 167
450-499 pounds
Price Range 51.00-79.00 51.00-79.00 51.00-79.00 63.77-77.00
Wtd Average Price 66.56 64.37 64.87 69.49
Average Weight 476 474 475 477
Head Count 1,229 725 771 328
500-549 pounds
Price Range 52.00-79.00 52.00-79.00 52.00-79.00 63.77-75.50
Wtd Average Price 70.80 69.10 69.07 71.07
Average Weight 523 521 522 522
Head Count 1,924 710 758 675
550/up pounds
Price Range 52.00-77.00 52.00-77.00 52.00-77.00 66.96-77.00
Wtd Average Price 69.56 70.90 69.89 70.82
Average Weight 596 590 596 596
Head Count 838 398 472 209
Total Live Basis Head 6,092 3,101 3,595 1,479
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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 55.59-66.51 - - -
Wtd Average Price 62.33
Average Weight 368 373 370 373
Head Count 359 29 82 48
400-449 pounds
Price Range 62.20-66.91 - - -
Wtd Average Price 64.33
Average Weight 427 429 430 426
Head Count 365 43 137 62
450-499 pounds
Price Range 60.53-72.22 - - -
Wtd Average Price 68.31
Average Weight 476 477 477 476
Head Count 504 118 249 76
500-549 pounds
Price Range 62.20-73.47 - - -
Wtd Average Price 70.01
Average Weight 523 524 523 519
Head Count 452 69 151 170
550/up pounds
Price Range 68.97-75.46 - - -
Wtd Average Price 72.39
Average Weight 585 579 581 586
Head Count 324 53 96 111
Total Live Basis Head 2,004 312 715 467
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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 349 343 341 440
Head Count 378 361 377 1
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 1,189 Colorado 26
Illinois 1,250 Iowa 2,251
Kansas 171 Michigan 75
Minnesota 1,635 Mississippi 190
Missouri 244 Nebraska 437
North Carolina 251 Ohio 312
Oklahoma 588 Pennsylvania 79
South Dakota 88 Texas 228
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