USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 01/30 08:15
01/30/2026 | 8:15 am CST USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 01/30 08:15
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Fri, Jan 30, 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 6,104 5,859 6,753
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,198 1,471 1,614
Other Purchase Arrangement 399 219 458
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,304 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 6,475 2,637 3,768 1,665
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,475 2,637 3,768 1,665
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 1,561 330 746 428
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 570 394 565 5
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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 30.00-74.00 30.00-74.00 30.00-74.00 52.92-68.00
Wtd Average Price 57.84 62.48 58.73 58.93
Average Weight 369 367 368 371
Head Count 1,215 509 939 93
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-72.00 45.00-72.00 30.00-72.00 -
Wtd Average Price 57.60 60.13 58.16
Average Weight 426 427 426 425
Head Count 1,218 697 894 215
450-499 pounds
Price Range 45.00-74.00 45.00-74.00 45.00-74.00 54.02-71.03
Wtd Average Price 64.90 66.18 63.81 67.31
Average Weight 476 475 475 475
Head Count 1,613 547 713 622
500-549 pounds
Price Range 45.00-74.00 45.00-74.00 45.00-74.00 61.00-72.22
Wtd Average Price 64.32 61.78 61.77 67.83
Average Weight 524 524 524 523
Head Count 1,544 683 821 428
550/up pounds
Price Range 51.18-75.00 54.00-75.00 51.50-75.00 61.00-72.21
Wtd Average Price 65.36 65.19 63.58 68.67
Average Weight 585 583 587 573
Head Count 776 201 401 198
Total Live Basis Head 6,366 2,637 3,768 1,556
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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 30.00-74.00 30.00-74.00 30.00-74.00 52.92-68.00
Wtd Average Price 57.84 62.48 58.73 58.93
Average Weight 369 367 368 371
Head Count 1,215 509 939 93
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-72.00 45.00-72.00 30.00-72.00 -
Wtd Average Price 57.60 60.13 58.16
Average Weight 426 427 426 425
Head Count 1,218 697 894 215
450-499 pounds
Price Range 45.00-74.00 45.00-74.00 45.00-74.00 54.02-71.03
Wtd Average Price 64.90 66.18 63.81 67.31
Average Weight 476 475 475 475
Head Count 1,613 547 713 622
500-549 pounds
Price Range 45.00-74.00 45.00-74.00 45.00-74.00 61.00-72.22
Wtd Average Price 64.32 61.78 61.77 67.83
Average Weight 524 524 524 523
Head Count 1,544 683 821 428
550/up pounds
Price Range 51.18-75.00 54.00-75.00 51.50-75.00 61.00-72.21
Wtd Average Price 65.36 65.19 63.58 68.67
Average Weight 585 583 587 573
Head Count 776 201 401 198
Total Live Basis Head 6,366 2,637 3,768 1,556
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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 49.91-54.73 - - -
Wtd Average Price 52.63
Average Weight 367 367 369 365
Head Count 100 31 61 24
400-449 pounds
Price Range 50.91-60.19 - - -
Wtd Average Price 56.03
Average Weight 428 428 430 431
Head Count 209 49 110 39
450-499 pounds
Price Range 58.60-69.27 - - -
Wtd Average Price 64.98
Average Weight 476 478 477 475
Head Count 460 77 207 189
500-549 pounds
Price Range 59.03-69.98 - - -
Wtd Average Price 65.57
Average Weight 524 524 523 520
Head Count 375 71 207 97
550/up pounds
Price Range 63.06-70.89 - - -
Wtd Average Price 67.38
Average Weight 588 597 588 578
Head Count 245 29 88 79
Total Live Basis Head 1,389 257 673 428
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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 343 353 343
Head Count 520 349 520
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 81 Canada 775
Colorado 13 Illinois 914
Indiana 84 Iowa 1,826
Kansas 212 Kentucky 92
Michigan 259 Minnesota 1,535
Mississippi 184 Missouri 445
Nebraska 1,061 North Carolina 348
Ohio 343 Oklahoma 426
Pennsylvania 263 Texas 134
Wisconsin 10
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