USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 08/28 07:55
08/28/2025 | 7:59 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 08/28 07:55
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Thu, Aug 28, 2025
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 7,241 6,801
6,393
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,320 1,375
1,832
Other Purchase Arrangement 251 269
191
Negotiated Formula 0 0
0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,655 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 7,799 3,154 4,188 2,306
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 7,799 3,154 4,188 2,306
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,133 228 992 811
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 284 199 201 64
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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 35.00-106.25 78.00-106.25 35.00-106.25 90.00-100.86
Wtd Average Price 92.22 94.14 92.45 93.29
Average Weight 371 366 368 377
Head Count 1,867 1,030 1,422 316
400-449 pounds
Price Range 35.00-108.00 35.00-108.00 35.00-108.00 80.00-105.00
Wtd Average Price 92.04 91.90 92.02 93.53
Average Weight 426 423 424 430
Head Count 1,141 715 904 160
450-499 pounds
Price Range 78.00-108.00 78.00-108.00 78.00-108.00 80.00-106.22
Wtd Average Price 98.76 96.05 97.16 100.67
Average Weight 474 475 474 473
Head Count 1,407 433 577 568
500-549 pounds
Price Range 86.88-108.00 93.00-108.00 90.01-108.00 95.00-107.50
Wtd Average Price 100.48 100.63 100.55 100.19
Average Weight 524 524 525 522
Head Count 1,791 774 1,001 501
550/up pounds
Price Range 88.90-108.96 93.00-108.00 93.00-108.00 95.75-108.96
Wtd Average Price 102.50 101.95 102.80 104.21
Average Weight 586 585 587 588
Head Count 979 202 284 368
Total Live Basis Head 7,185 3,154 4,188 1,913
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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 35.00-106.25 78.00-106.25 35.00-106.25 90.00-100.86
Wtd Average Price 92.22 94.14 92.45 93.29
Average Weight 371 366 368 377
Head Count 1,867 1,030 1,422 316
400-449 pounds
Price Range 35.00-108.00 35.00-108.00 35.00-108.00 80.00-105.00
Wtd Average Price 92.04 91.90 92.02 93.53
Average Weight 426 423 424 430
Head Count 1,141 715 904 160
450-499 pounds
Price Range 78.00-108.00 78.00-108.00 78.00-108.00 80.00-106.22
Wtd Average Price 98.76 96.05 97.16 100.67
Average Weight 474 475 474 473
Head Count 1,407 433 577 568
500-549 pounds
Price Range 86.88-108.00 93.00-108.00 90.01-108.00 95.00-107.50
Wtd Average Price 100.48 100.63 100.55 100.19
Average Weight 524 524 525 522
Head Count 1,791 774 1,001 501
550/up pounds
Price Range 88.90-108.96 93.00-108.00 93.00-108.00 95.75-108.96
Wtd Average Price 102.50 101.95 102.80 104.21
Average Weight 586 585 587 588
Head Count 979 202 284 368
Total Live Basis Head 7,185 3,154 4,188 1,913
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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 81.77-100.45 - - -
Wtd Average Price 92.42
Average Weight 374 387 375 374
Head Count 234 4 95 70
400-449 pounds
Price Range 78.86-100.45 - - -
Wtd Average Price 94.30
Average Weight 427 432 427 424
Head Count 370 27 196 132
450-499 pounds
Price Range 82.72-104.98 - - -
Wtd Average Price 101.30
Average Weight 476 476 476 478
Head Count 528 53 258 234
500-549 pounds
Price Range 83.48-106.64 - - -
Wtd Average Price 102.08
Average Weight 524 525 525 521
Head Count 462 46 262 163
550/up pounds
Price Range 84.22-108.40 - - -
Wtd Average Price 104.33
Average Weight 588 580 583 596
Head Count 311 19 102 133
Total Live Basis Head 1,905 149 913 732
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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 406 394 401 433
Head Count 193 183 185 8
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 90 Canada 1,135
Illinois 1,547 Indiana 84
Iowa 2,649 Michigan 269
Minnesota 932 Mississippi 90
Missouri 769 Nebraska 898
North Carolina 521 Ohio 278
Oklahoma 270 Pennsylvania 371
South Dakota 133 Texas 159
Virginia 92 Wisconsin 180
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