USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 09/17 08:00
09/17/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 09/17 08:00
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Thu, Sep 17, 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 6,509 5,984 7,795
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,286 937 1,529
Other Purchase Arrangement 221 266 426
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,922 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 7,046 3,098 4,120 2,021
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 7,046 3,098 4,120 2,021
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,263 578 980 608
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 408 270 301 42
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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 30.00-76.00 30.00-76.00 30.00-76.00 62.62-68.88
Wtd Average Price 63.58 63.98 63.86 63.91
Average Weight 373 374 374 373
Head Count 1,068 676 845 167
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-77.50 30.00-77.50 30.00-77.50 63.00-72.75
Wtd Average Price 65.00 66.20 64.83 65.95
Average Weight 426 424 424 430
Head Count 1,043 424 682 297
450-499 pounds
Price Range 53.00-77.50 53.00-77.50 53.00-77.50 53.00-73.50
Wtd Average Price 69.70 71.14 70.15 69.71
Average Weight 475 475 475 475
Head Count 1,231 365 524 521
500-549 pounds
Price Range 62.00-78.75 68.00-77.50 64.75-77.50 65.00-75.50
Wtd Average Price 72.09 71.33 71.33 72.68
Average Weight 522 522 522 520
Head Count 1,987 787 1,085 583
550/up pounds
Price Range 62.00-77.50 68.00-77.50 64.75-77.50 69.71-75.50
Wtd Average Price 71.63 71.13 71.52 73.67
Average Weight 583 581 580 586
Head Count 1,252 788 926 199
Total Live Basis Head 6,581 3,040 4,062 1,767
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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 30.00-76.00 30.00-76.00 30.00-76.00 62.62-68.88
Wtd Average Price 63.58 63.98 63.86 63.91
Average Weight 373 374 374 373
Head Count 1,068 676 845 167
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-77.50 30.00-77.50 30.00-77.50 63.00-72.75
Wtd Average Price 65.00 66.20 64.83 65.95
Average Weight 426 424 424 430
Head Count 1,043 424 682 297
450-499 pounds
Price Range 53.00-77.50 53.00-77.50 53.00-77.50 53.00-73.50
Wtd Average Price 69.70 71.14 70.15 69.71
Average Weight 475 475 475 475
Head Count 1,231 365 524 521
500-549 pounds
Price Range 62.00-78.75 68.00-77.50 64.75-77.50 65.00-75.50
Wtd Average Price 72.09 71.33 71.33 72.68
Average Weight 522 522 522 520
Head Count 1,987 787 1,085 583
550/up pounds
Price Range 62.00-77.50 68.00-77.50 64.75-77.50 69.71-75.50
Wtd Average Price 71.63 71.13 71.52 73.67
Average Weight 583 581 580 586
Head Count 1,252 788 926 199
Total Live Basis Head 6,581 3,040 4,062 1,767
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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 53.55-65.12 - - -
Wtd Average Price 61.03
Average Weight 363 362 360 372
Head Count 238 122 160 27
400-449 pounds
Price Range 56.90-68.27 - - -
Wtd Average Price 65.58
Average Weight 427 426 426 432
Head Count 281 99 168 42
450-499 pounds
Price Range 60.79-74.71 - - -
Wtd Average Price 70.93
Average Weight 476 475 475 480
Head Count 524 119 235 189
500-549 pounds
Price Range 61.73-76.25 - - -
Wtd Average Price 72.39
Average Weight 524 525 525 523
Head Count 582 89 187 274
550/up pounds
Price Range 62.78-77.45 - - -
Wtd Average Price 72.02
Average Weight 589 588 588 583
Head Count 438 101 181 76
Total Live Basis Head 2,063 530 931 608
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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 374 378 371 404
Head Count 308 270 301 7
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 1,050 Illinois 1,353
Indiana 133 Iowa 2,151
Kansas 53 Kentucky 83
Michigan 84 Minnesota 1,795
Mississippi 89 Missouri 585
Nebraska 786 North Carolina 512
Ohio 297 Oklahoma 439
Pennsylvania 277 South Dakota 31
Texas 156 Wisconsin 64
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