USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 02/18 08:00
02/18/2026 | 8:00 am CST USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 02/18 08:00
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Wed, Feb 18, 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 6,124 6,847 7,652
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,623 1,593 1,104
Other Purchase Arrangement 232 370 174
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,248 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 6,267 3,221 3,798 1,745
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,267 3,221 3,798 1,745
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,377 305 788 937
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 351 177 249 102
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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 30.00-78.60 30.00-75.00 30.00-75.00 48.00-78.60
Wtd Average Price 65.58 65.74 64.95 72.47
Average Weight 368 369 367 370
Head Count 1,179 710 933 175
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-84.00 30.00-84.00 30.00-84.00 48.00-78.60
Wtd Average Price 66.77 65.83 65.26 70.46
Average Weight 425 424 424 425
Head Count 1,322 893 1,022 247
450-499 pounds
Price Range 57.75-84.00 57.75-84.00 57.75-84.00 63.07-84.00
Wtd Average Price 75.55 74.49 73.98 74.56
Average Weight 473 469 469 476
Head Count 1,381 472 527 494
500-549 pounds
Price Range 70.17-84.00 72.00-84.00 70.77-84.00 70.75-84.00
Wtd Average Price 75.40 74.74 74.43 76.93
Average Weight 524 524 525 524
Head Count 1,232 563 656 465
550/up pounds
Price Range 72.00-84.00 72.00-84.00 72.00-84.00 72.90-84.00
Wtd Average Price 76.20 77.07 76.52 77.28
Average Weight 585 584 582 587
Head Count 804 361 415 260
Total Live Basis Head 5,918 2,999 3,553 1,641
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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 30.00-78.60 30.00-75.00 30.00-75.00 48.00-78.60
Wtd Average Price 65.58 65.74 64.95 72.47
Average Weight 368 369 367 370
Head Count 1,179 710 933 175
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-84.00 30.00-84.00 30.00-84.00 48.00-78.60
Wtd Average Price 66.77 65.83 65.26 70.46
Average Weight 425 424 424 425
Head Count 1,322 893 1,022 247
450-499 pounds
Price Range 57.75-84.00 57.75-84.00 57.75-84.00 63.07-84.00
Wtd Average Price 75.55 74.49 73.98 74.56
Average Weight 473 469 469 476
Head Count 1,381 472 527 494
500-549 pounds
Price Range 70.17-84.00 72.00-84.00 70.77-84.00 70.75-84.00
Wtd Average Price 75.40 74.74 74.43 76.93
Average Weight 524 524 525 524
Head Count 1,232 563 656 465
550/up pounds
Price Range 72.00-84.00 72.00-84.00 72.00-84.00 72.90-84.00
Wtd Average Price 76.20 77.07 76.52 77.28
Average Weight 585 584 582 587
Head Count 804 361 415 260
Total Live Basis Head 5,918 2,999 3,553 1,641
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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 57.35-68.12 - - -
Wtd Average Price 64.54
Average Weight 370 372 373 362
Head Count 234 1 91 67
400-449 pounds
Price Range 58.06-76.27 - - -
Wtd Average Price 67.84
Average Weight 426 425 426 424
Head Count 363 6 110 119
450-499 pounds
Price Range 62.07-79.11 - - -
Wtd Average Price 74.20
Average Weight 476 472 474 475
Head Count 694 128 257 248
500-549 pounds
Price Range 63.61-79.83 - - -
Wtd Average Price 75.60
Average Weight 524 527 526 521
Head Count 507 17 122 235
550/up pounds
Price Range 75.58-79.54 - - -
Wtd Average Price 77.91
Average Weight 586 593 590 585
Head Count 355 30 85 167
Total Live Basis Head 2,153 182 665 836
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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 20.00-48.72 - - -
Wtd Average Price 41.55
Average Weight 411 361 406 450
Head Count 314 177 249 65
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 799 Illinois 1,126
Indiana 241 Iowa 2,034
Kansas 140 Kentucky 89
Michigan 369 Minnesota 1,669
Mississippi 90 Missouri 407
Nebraska 585 North Carolina 614
Ohio 232 Oklahoma 336
Pennsylvania 238 Texas 241
Wisconsin 17
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