USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 01/08 08:00
01/08/2026 | 8:00 am CST USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 01/08 08:00
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Thu, Jan 08, 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 6,731 0 7,062
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,639 0 1,528
Other Purchase Arrangement 230 0 220
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,728 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 6,850 2,841 3,593 1,992
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,850 2,841 3,593 1,992
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,628 419 1,109 715
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 620 543 592 28
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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 30.00-68.50 30.00-68.50 30.00-68.50 50.00-60.30
Wtd Average Price 50.59 53.15 50.86 53.10
Average Weight 366 364 366 364
Head Count 1,434 873 1,145 88
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-73.00 30.00-73.00 30.00-73.00 42.75-60.30
Wtd Average Price 51.74 52.35 51.48 52.75
Average Weight 424 423 423 421
Head Count 969 543 758 139
450-499 pounds
Price Range 38.00-73.00 38.00-73.00 38.00-73.00 40.00-69.00
Wtd Average Price 58.91 60.80 59.67 59.18
Average Weight 475 474 475 474
Head Count 1,048 582 663 274
500-549 pounds
Price Range 44.81-73.00 48.21-73.00 44.81-73.00 55.00-71.00
Wtd Average Price 62.15 61.50 60.87 63.07
Average Weight 523 522 521 524
Head Count 1,852 562 686 735
550/up pounds
Price Range 53.57-73.00 55.00-73.00 55.00-73.00 56.60-72.00
Wtd Average Price 63.12 62.69 62.44 64.46
Average Weight 582 584 584 576
Head Count 986 281 341 514
Total Live Basis Head 6,289 2,841 3,593 1,750
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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 30.00-68.50 30.00-68.50 30.00-68.50 50.00-60.30
Wtd Average Price 50.59 53.15 50.86 53.10
Average Weight 366 364 366 364
Head Count 1,434 873 1,145 88
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-73.00 30.00-73.00 30.00-73.00 42.75-60.30
Wtd Average Price 51.74 52.35 51.48 52.75
Average Weight 424 423 423 421
Head Count 969 543 758 139
450-499 pounds
Price Range 38.00-73.00 38.00-73.00 38.00-73.00 40.00-69.00
Wtd Average Price 58.91 60.80 59.67 59.18
Average Weight 475 474 475 474
Head Count 1,048 582 663 274
500-549 pounds
Price Range 44.81-73.00 48.21-73.00 44.81-73.00 55.00-71.00
Wtd Average Price 62.15 61.50 60.87 63.07
Average Weight 523 522 521 524
Head Count 1,852 562 686 735
550/up pounds
Price Range 53.57-73.00 55.00-73.00 55.00-73.00 56.60-72.00
Wtd Average Price 63.12 62.69 62.44 64.46
Average Weight 582 584 584 576
Head Count 986 281 341 514
Total Live Basis Head 6,289 2,841 3,593 1,750
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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 368 380 373 371
Head Count 183 4 75 63
400-449 pounds
Price Range 50.89-59.26 - - -
Wtd Average Price 55.63
Average Weight 429 430 429 426
Head Count 312 41 148 42
450-499 pounds
Price Range 53.00-64.59 - - -
Wtd Average Price 61.32
Average Weight 476 477 475 476
Head Count 592 114 283 99
500-549 pounds
Price Range 53.00-66.91 - - -
Wtd Average Price 63.04
Average Weight 523 524 524 520
Head Count 735 110 297 202
550/up pounds
Price Range 53.00-67.10 - - -
Wtd Average Price 64.11
Average Weight 583 579 581 587
Head Count 627 59 215 221
Total Live Basis Head 2,449 328 1,018 627
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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 370 363 360 477
Head Count 581 527 576 5
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 153 Canada 1,004
Illinois 1,324 Indiana 54
Iowa 2,300 Kentucky 87
Michigan 238 Minnesota 1,503
Mississippi 80 Missouri 440
Nebraska 831 North Carolina 522
North Dakota 98 Ohio 118
Oklahoma 665 Pennsylvania 511
South Dakota 220 Texas 149
Wisconsin 31
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