USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 01/26 08:05
01/26/2026 | 8:05 am CST USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 01/26 08:05
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Mon, Jan 26, 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 6,676 6,978 7,272
Swine or Pork Market Formula 775 1,846 1,811
Other Purchase Arrangement 356 244 414
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,550 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 6,455 2,619 3,571 1,903
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,455 2,619 3,571 1,903
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 1,797 167 811 382
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 749 463 606 133
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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 30.00-70.00 30.00-70.00 30.00-70.00 45.00-65.88
Wtd Average Price 53.35 54.00 53.36 54.02
Average Weight 371 367 370 375
Head Count 1,402 679 1,038 200
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-74.00 30.00-72.00 30.00-74.00 52.00-67.50
Wtd Average Price 58.28 60.42 58.38 60.42
Average Weight 424 425 424 423
Head Count 1,114 634 935 60
450-499 pounds
Price Range 46.00-74.00 56.00-72.00 49.48-74.00 46.00-68.69
Wtd Average Price 65.42 66.33 64.67 64.92
Average Weight 476 476 476 474
Head Count 1,273 434 588 304
500-549 pounds
Price Range 50.52-74.00 56.01-72.00 50.52-74.00 61.00-70.88
Wtd Average Price 65.35 64.76 64.62 66.72
Average Weight 523 523 523 526
Head Count 1,136 570 677 373
550/up pounds
Price Range 59.97-74.69 61.00-72.00 61.00-72.00 65.88-74.69
Wtd Average Price 68.20 67.02 67.07 70.24
Average Weight 587 587 586 596
Head Count 888 210 227 514
Total Live Basis Head 5,813 2,527 3,465 1,451
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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 30.00-70.00 30.00-70.00 30.00-70.00 45.00-65.88
Wtd Average Price 53.35 54.00 53.36 54.02
Average Weight 371 367 370 375
Head Count 1,402 679 1,038 200
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-74.00 30.00-72.00 30.00-74.00 52.00-67.50
Wtd Average Price 58.28 60.42 58.38 60.42
Average Weight 424 425 424 423
Head Count 1,114 634 935 60
450-499 pounds
Price Range 46.00-74.00 56.00-72.00 49.48-74.00 46.00-68.69
Wtd Average Price 65.42 66.33 64.67 64.92
Average Weight 476 476 476 474
Head Count 1,273 434 588 304
500-549 pounds
Price Range 50.52-74.00 56.01-72.00 50.52-74.00 61.00-70.88
Wtd Average Price 65.35 64.76 64.62 66.72
Average Weight 523 523 523 526
Head Count 1,136 570 677 373
550/up pounds
Price Range 59.97-74.69 61.00-72.00 61.00-72.00 65.88-74.69
Wtd Average Price 68.20 67.02 67.07 70.24
Average Weight 587 587 586 596
Head Count 888 210 227 514
Total Live Basis Head 5,813 2,527 3,465 1,451
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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 369 379 366 391
Head Count 128 11 93 2
400-449 pounds
Price Range 51.59-59.00 - - -
Wtd Average Price 55.84
Average Weight 426 416 425 425
Head Count 166 11 85 14
450-499 pounds
Price Range 59.00-68.16 - - -
Wtd Average Price 64.40
Average Weight 477 484 477 475
Head Count 461 100 283 37
500-549 pounds
Price Range 59.00-69.66 - - -
Wtd Average Price 66.22
Average Weight 523 522 521 523
Head Count 606 22 217 219
550/up pounds
Price Range 59.00-70.71 - - -
Wtd Average Price 66.90
Average Weight 587 606 583 597
Head Count 382 23 133 56
Total Live Basis Head 1,743 167 811 328
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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 376 352 350 506
Head Count 653 463 595 48
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 47 Canada 880
Illinois 788 Indiana 94
Iowa 2,120 Kentucky 78
Michigan 350 Minnesota 1,129
Missouri 692 Nebraska 941
North Carolina 580 Ohio 396
Oklahoma 481 Pennsylvania 397
South Dakota 106 Texas 187
Wisconsin 91
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