USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 01/02 07:55
01/02/2026 | 8:00 am CST USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 01/02 07:55
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Fri, Jan 02, 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 5,604 3,065 6,292
Swine or Pork Market Formula 801 282 1,384
Other Purchase Arrangement 299 260 171
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 881 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 5,954 2,603 3,139 1,354
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 5,954 2,603 3,139 1,354
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 969 238 398 208
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 363 328 329 34
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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 30.00-64.00 30.00-64.00 30.00-64.00 50.25-59.40
Wtd Average Price 49.89 50.77 49.82 50.48
Average Weight 374 371 373 380
Head Count 1,331 640 914 236
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-72.00 30.00-68.48 30.00-68.48 -
Wtd Average Price 52.87 53.13 52.94
Average Weight 422 421 421 424
Head Count 1,062 688 835 92
450-499 pounds
Price Range 31.00-72.00 31.00-68.00 31.00-68.00 55.16-66.36
Wtd Average Price 55.18 50.81 51.20 58.35
Average Weight 475 473 474 478
Head Count 974 528 548 217
500-549 pounds
Price Range 45.00-72.00 45.00-72.00 45.00-72.00 55.16-66.99
Wtd Average Price 62.33 59.34 59.34 64.51
Average Weight 522 519 519 526
Head Count 1,293 557 649 497
550/up pounds
Price Range 55.00-72.00 55.00-72.00 55.00-72.00 55.16-69.17
Wtd Average Price 65.03 67.04 66.96 64.12
Average Weight 591 603 602 581
Head Count 517 190 193 217
Total Live Basis Head 5,177 2,603 3,139 1,259
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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 30.00-64.00 30.00-64.00 30.00-64.00 50.25-59.40
Wtd Average Price 49.89 50.77 49.82 50.48
Average Weight 374 371 373 380
Head Count 1,331 640 914 236
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-72.00 30.00-68.48 30.00-68.48 -
Wtd Average Price 52.87 53.13 52.94
Average Weight 422 421 421 424
Head Count 1,062 688 835 92
450-499 pounds
Price Range 31.00-72.00 31.00-68.00 31.00-68.00 55.16-66.36
Wtd Average Price 55.18 50.81 51.20 58.35
Average Weight 475 473 474 478
Head Count 974 528 548 217
500-549 pounds
Price Range 45.00-72.00 45.00-72.00 45.00-72.00 55.16-66.99
Wtd Average Price 62.33 59.34 59.34 64.51
Average Weight 522 519 519 526
Head Count 1,293 557 649 497
550/up pounds
Price Range 55.00-72.00 55.00-72.00 55.00-72.00 55.16-69.17
Wtd Average Price 65.03 67.04 66.96 64.12
Average Weight 591 603 602 581
Head Count 517 190 193 217
Total Live Basis Head 5,177 2,603 3,139 1,259
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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
Head Count
400-449 pounds
Price Range - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight 431 433 431 430
Head Count 55 25 46 9
450-499 pounds
Price Range 54.27-65.10 - - -
Wtd Average Price 58.05
Average Weight 478 478 477 479
Head Count 282 90 129 143
500-549 pounds
Price Range - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight 527 525 525 536
Head Count 191 86 143 30
550/up pounds
Price Range - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight 599 607 599 589
Head Count 162 37 80 26
Total Live Basis Head 690 238 398 208
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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 334 321 334
Head Count 329 328 329
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 1,542 Colorado 100
Illinois 682 Indiana 122
Iowa 1,685 Michigan 142
Minnesota 1,484 Mississippi 184
Missouri 106 Nebraska 495
North Carolina 344 Ohio 214
Oklahoma 90 Pennsylvania 178
South Dakota 96 Texas 92
Wisconsin 29
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