USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 02/04 07:55
02/04/2026 | 8:00 am CST USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 02/04 07:55
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Wed, Feb 04, 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 6,849 6,234 7,285
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,530 1,428 1,464
Other Purchase Arrangement 319 286 424
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,341 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 6,778 3,290 4,188 1,774
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,778 3,290 4,188 1,774
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,374 612 1,200 570
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 568 514 514 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 30.00-70.00 30.00-70.00 30.00-70.00 46.25-65.61
Wtd Average Price 57.11 57.94 57.38 56.91
Average Weight 368 368 367 371
Head Count 1,382 892 1,162 200
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-77.94 30.00-77.94 30.00-77.94 56.00-75.00
Wtd Average Price 60.48 61.13 60.04 61.79
Average Weight 423 421 421 426
Head Count 1,888 1,190 1,498 356
450-499 pounds
Price Range 48.00-75.75 48.00-75.75 48.00-75.75 56.99-75.00
Wtd Average Price 67.03 67.72 66.93 65.75
Average Weight 474 475 475 473
Head Count 1,306 498 620 321
500-549 pounds
Price Range 55.00-75.00 55.00-75.00 55.00-75.00 63.50-75.00
Wtd Average Price 67.62 66.64 66.39 70.64
Average Weight 523 521 522 523
Head Count 1,211 484 588 431
550/up pounds
Price Range 55.00-75.00 55.00-75.00 55.00-75.00 63.50-75.00
Wtd Average Price 67.62 66.24 66.08 70.82
Average Weight 587 591 588 585
Head Count 669 226 319 253
Total Live Basis Head 6,456 3,290 4,187 1,561
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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 46.25-65.61
Wtd Average Price 57.11 57.94 57.38 56.91
Average Weight 368 368 367 371
Head Count 1,382 892 1,162 200
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-77.94 30.00-77.94 30.00-77.94 56.00-75.00
Wtd Average Price 60.48 61.13 60.04 61.79
Average Weight 423 421 421 426
Head Count 1,888 1,190 1,498 356
450-499 pounds
Price Range 48.00-75.75 48.00-75.75 48.00-75.75 56.99-75.00
Wtd Average Price 67.03 67.72 66.93 65.75
Average Weight 474 475 475 473
Head Count 1,306 498 620 321
500-549 pounds
Price Range 55.00-75.00 55.00-75.00 55.00-75.00 63.50-75.00
Wtd Average Price 67.62 66.64 66.39 70.64
Average Weight 523 521 522 523
Head Count 1,211 484 588 431
550/up pounds
Price Range 55.00-75.00 55.00-75.00 55.00-75.00 63.50-75.00
Wtd Average Price 67.62 66.24 66.08 70.82
Average Weight 587 591 588 585
Head Count 669 226 319 253
Total Live Basis Head 6,456 3,290 4,187 1,561
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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 369 362 379
Head Count 159 98 61
400-449 pounds
Price Range 55.42-69.36 - - -
Wtd Average Price 60.96
Average Weight 426 423 425 426
Head Count 300 9 166 79
450-499 pounds
Price Range 61.38-69.52 - - -
Wtd Average Price 66.78
Average Weight 476 479 476 474
Head Count 585 121 254 189
500-549 pounds
Price Range 63.84-71.01 - - -
Wtd Average Price 67.82
Average Weight 523 526 524 518
Head Count 566 48 175 192
550/up pounds
Price Range 63.93-73.00 - - -
Wtd Average Price 68.92
Average Weight 587 596 588 589
Head Count 318 74 147 49
Total Live Basis Head 1,928 252 840 570
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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 402 408 408
Head Count 549 514 514
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 949 Illinois 1,144
Indiana 142 Iowa 3,088
Michigan 523 Minnesota 1,328
Mississippi 91 Missouri 611
Nebraska 702 North Carolina 270
Ohio 312 Oklahoma 445
Pennsylvania 181 South Dakota 173
Texas 75 Wisconsin 5
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