USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 01/19 07:55
01/19/2026 | 8:00 am CST USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 01/19 07:55
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Mon, Jan 19, 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 6,888 7,473 8,066
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,765 1,677 1,751
Other Purchase Arrangement 244 255 380
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,471 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 6,634 2,754 3,343 1,804
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,634 2,754 3,343 1,804
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,830 312 1,269 996
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 660 355 613 43
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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 30.00-63.50 30.00-63.50 30.00-63.50 49.00-57.63
Wtd Average Price 50.70 52.66 51.20 53.40
Average Weight 376 374 374 383
Head Count 1,037 520 732 102
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-73.00 30.00-73.00 30.00-73.00 49.00-66.50
Wtd Average Price 56.87 56.94 56.54 55.01
Average Weight 426 427 425 426
Head Count 1,517 671 896 299
450-499 pounds
Price Range 41.00-73.00 41.00-73.00 41.00-73.00 53.51-67.25
Wtd Average Price 61.77 59.84 60.17 62.67
Average Weight 476 475 475 476
Head Count 1,239 522 584 333
500-549 pounds
Price Range 46.87-73.00 57.00-73.00 46.87-73.00 53.51-69.00
Wtd Average Price 62.96 61.62 61.31 65.12
Average Weight 523 522 521 523
Head Count 1,731 662 743 729
550/up pounds
Price Range 55.30-73.00 57.00-73.00 57.00-73.00 56.76-69.00
Wtd Average Price 63.36 61.15 61.36 65.87
Average Weight 586 589 587 585
Head Count 768 269 278 337
Total Live Basis Head 6,292 2,644 3,233 1,800
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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 30.00-63.50 30.00-63.50 30.00-63.50 49.00-57.63
Wtd Average Price 50.70 52.66 51.20 53.40
Average Weight 376 374 374 383
Head Count 1,037 520 732 102
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-73.00 30.00-73.00 30.00-73.00 49.00-66.50
Wtd Average Price 56.87 56.94 56.54 55.01
Average Weight 426 427 425 426
Head Count 1,517 671 896 299
450-499 pounds
Price Range 41.00-73.00 41.00-73.00 41.00-73.00 53.51-67.25
Wtd Average Price 61.77 59.84 60.17 62.67
Average Weight 476 475 475 476
Head Count 1,239 522 584 333
500-549 pounds
Price Range 46.87-73.00 57.00-73.00 46.87-73.00 53.51-69.00
Wtd Average Price 62.96 61.62 61.31 65.12
Average Weight 523 522 521 523
Head Count 1,731 662 743 729
550/up pounds
Price Range 55.30-73.00 57.00-73.00 57.00-73.00 56.76-69.00
Wtd Average Price 63.36 61.15 61.36 65.87
Average Weight 586 589 587 585
Head Count 768 269 278 337
Total Live Basis Head 6,292 2,644 3,233 1,800
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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 373 390 373 366
Head Count 171 3 79 57
400-449 pounds
Price Range 46.28-62.63 - - -
Wtd Average Price 55.18
Average Weight 428 430 429 428
Head Count 286 37 164 54
450-499 pounds
Price Range 46.28-66.25 - - -
Wtd Average Price 62.19
Average Weight 476 477 476 477
Head Count 585 76 316 157
500-549 pounds
Price Range 57.81-68.04 - - -
Wtd Average Price 64.31
Average Weight 524 524 524 525
Head Count 625 106 370 70
550/up pounds
Price Range 57.81-69.18 - - -
Wtd Average Price 65.60
Average Weight 585 586 583 592
Head Count 498 90 276 57
Total Live Basis Head 2,165 312 1,205 395
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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 360 360 351 665
Head Count 512 355 504 4
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 46 Canada 1,301
Illinois 998 Indiana 216
Iowa 2,069 Kansas 89
Kentucky 90 Michigan 401
Minnesota 1,352 Mississippi 82
Missouri 514 Montana 165
Nebraska 1,156 North Carolina 594
Ohio 328 Oklahoma 347
Pennsylvania 371 South Dakota 45
Texas 197 Wisconsin 7
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