USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 09/15 08:05
09/15/2026 | 8:05 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 09/15 08:05
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Tue, Sep 15, 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 5,243 6,920 6,399
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,080 943 1,767
Other Purchase Arrangement 53 139 64
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 520 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 5,116 2,076 2,970 1,071
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 5,116 2,076 2,970 1,071
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 1,340 452 548 459
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 387 172 376 11
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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 30.00-73.75 30.00-73.75 30.00-73.75 -
Wtd Average Price 61.12 64.15 61.43
Average Weight 374 370 373 381
Head Count 768 324 616 28
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-77.50 52.82-77.50 30.00-77.50 -
Wtd Average Price 64.27 65.78 64.04
Average Weight 425 425 424 425
Head Count 902 399 672 145
450-499 pounds
Price Range 54.00-81.42 62.04-77.50 54.00-77.50 -
Wtd Average Price 70.21 70.38 68.14
Average Weight 477 477 476 478
Head Count 869 316 376 307
500-549 pounds
Price Range 60.00-80.87 64.08-79.26 63.46-79.26 66.50-80.87
Wtd Average Price 71.75 72.87 72.15 71.62
Average Weight 524 525 524 525
Head Count 1,601 848 1,078 324
550/up pounds
Price Range 60.00-77.75 66.11-77.50 65.48-77.50 -
Wtd Average Price 71.65 72.40 71.22
Average Weight 593 595 594 586
Head Count 574 189 228 55
Total Live Basis Head 4,714 2,076 2,970 859
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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 30.00-73.75 30.00-73.75 30.00-73.75 -
Wtd Average Price 61.12 64.15 61.43
Average Weight 374 370 373 381
Head Count 768 324 616 28
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-77.50 52.82-77.50 30.00-77.50 -
Wtd Average Price 64.27 65.78 64.04
Average Weight 425 425 424 425
Head Count 902 399 672 145
450-499 pounds
Price Range 54.00-81.42 62.04-77.50 54.00-77.50 -
Wtd Average Price 70.21 70.38 68.14
Average Weight 477 477 476 478
Head Count 869 316 376 307
500-549 pounds
Price Range 60.00-80.87 64.08-79.26 63.46-79.26 66.50-80.87
Wtd Average Price 71.75 72.87 72.15 71.62
Average Weight 524 525 524 525
Head Count 1,601 848 1,078 324
550/up pounds
Price Range 60.00-77.75 66.11-77.50 65.48-77.50 -
Wtd Average Price 71.65 72.40 71.22
Average Weight 593 595 594 586
Head Count 574 189 228 55
Total Live Basis Head 4,714 2,076 2,970 859
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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 51.67-66.00 - - -
Wtd Average Price 62.23
Average Weight 364 361 363 375
Head Count 152 38 64 58
400-449 pounds
Price Range - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight 427 427 427 426
Head Count 146 49 79 30
450-499 pounds
Price Range 59.23-73.33 - - -
Wtd Average Price 70.34
Average Weight 473 473 474 471
Head Count 450 79 105 272
500-549 pounds
Price Range 60.92-75.87 - - -
Wtd Average Price 72.98
Average Weight 524 524 525 521
Head Count 328 175 184 63
550/up pounds
Price Range - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight 596 592 591 601
Head Count 264 111 116 36
Total Live Basis Head 1,340 452 548 459
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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 332 356 332
Head Count 376 172 376
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 1,161 Illinois 506
Indiana 186 Iowa 1,490
Kansas 166 Kentucky 170
Michigan 83 Minnesota 1,210
Missouri 187 Nebraska 692
North Carolina 168 Oklahoma 89
Pennsylvania 468 South Dakota 149
Texas 158 Wisconsin 13
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