USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 09/18 07:50
09/18/2025 | 7:59 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 09/18 07:50
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Thu, Sep 18, 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 7,795 7,235
6,263
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,529 1,583
1,358
Other Purchase Arrangement 426 259
129
Negotiated Formula 0 0
0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,430 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 8,039 2,790 4,009 2,618
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 8,039 2,790 4,009 2,618
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,217 617 1,098 585
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 498 383 474 24
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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 35.00-97.75 35.00-94.00 35.00-94.00 78.00-97.75
Wtd Average Price 82.77 82.32 82.46 87.53
Average Weight 371 373 371 369
Head Count 1,355 504 848 321
400-449 pounds
Price Range 35.00-100.21 35.00-100.21 35.00-100.21 73.00-99.75
Wtd Average Price 83.96 86.30 84.81 84.70
Average Weight 425 423 424 427
Head Count 1,815 950 1,273 268
450-499 pounds
Price Range 61.00-99.75 76.25-99.75 76.25-99.75 85.00-99.75
Wtd Average Price 89.76 89.43 88.80 91.72
Average Weight 474 473 476 472
Head Count 1,511 471 621 562
500-549 pounds
Price Range 63.00-99.75 80.00-97.50 80.00-97.90 85.01-99.75
Wtd Average Price 91.79 92.83 91.98 92.97
Average Weight 522 517 520 523
Head Count 1,810 632 833 670
550/up pounds
Price Range 65.00-99.75 82.00-98.50 82.00-98.50 87.78-99.75
Wtd Average Price 89.60 88.94 88.95 95.79
Average Weight 585 577 584 581
Head Count 851 233 434 212
Total Live Basis Head 7,342 2,790 4,009 2,033
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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 35.00-97.75 35.00-94.00 35.00-94.00 78.00-97.75
Wtd Average Price 82.77 82.32 82.46 87.53
Average Weight 371 373 371 369
Head Count 1,355 504 848 321
400-449 pounds
Price Range 35.00-100.21 35.00-100.21 35.00-100.21 73.00-99.75
Wtd Average Price 83.96 86.30 84.81 84.70
Average Weight 425 423 424 427
Head Count 1,815 950 1,273 268
450-499 pounds
Price Range 61.00-99.75 76.25-99.75 76.25-99.75 85.00-99.75
Wtd Average Price 89.76 89.43 88.80 91.72
Average Weight 474 473 476 472
Head Count 1,511 471 621 562
500-549 pounds
Price Range 63.00-99.75 80.00-97.50 80.00-97.90 85.01-99.75
Wtd Average Price 91.79 92.83 91.98 92.97
Average Weight 522 517 520 523
Head Count 1,810 632 833 670
550/up pounds
Price Range 65.00-99.75 82.00-98.50 82.00-98.50 87.78-99.75
Wtd Average Price 89.60 88.94 88.95 95.79
Average Weight 585 577 584 581
Head Count 851 233 434 212
Total Live Basis Head 7,342 2,790 4,009 2,033
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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 44.31-85.47 - - -
Wtd Average Price 79.45
Average Weight 371 380 372 369
Head Count 191 5 138 35
400-449 pounds
Price Range 74.31-88.15 - - -
Wtd Average Price 84.54
Average Weight 429 429 429 430
Head Count 237 61 139 52
450-499 pounds
Price Range 77.22-96.24 - - -
Wtd Average Price 91.27
Average Weight 478 477 478 479
Head Count 517 131 273 132
500-549 pounds
Price Range 79.95-101.62 - - -
Wtd Average Price 95.09
Average Weight 526 527 526 527
Head Count 590 196 282 217
550/up pounds
Price Range 79.32-100.39 - - -
Wtd Average Price 94.88
Average Weight 589 592 587 599
Head Count 405 128 170 149
Total Live Basis Head 1,940 521 1,002 585
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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 360 370 360
Head Count 474 383 474
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 164 Canada 1,162
Illinois 1,419 Indiana 137
Iowa 2,429 Kansas 95
Michigan 401 Minnesota 1,361
Mississippi 87 Missouri 504
Montana 88 Nebraska 1,082
North Carolina 444 Ohio 531
Oklahoma 210 Pennsylvania 479
South Dakota 110 Texas 322
Virginia 91 Wisconsin 64
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