USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 09/25 08:00
09/25/2025 | 8:00 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 09/25 08:00
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Thu, Sep 25, 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 6,740 7,795
7,234
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,459 1,529
1,574
Other Purchase Arrangement 271 426
143
Negotiated Formula 0 0
0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,524 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 7,012 2,784 3,491 2,284
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 7,012 2,784 3,491 2,284
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,297 337 986 795
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 414 379 405 9
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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 30.00-97.00 30.00-97.00 30.00-97.00 -
Wtd Average Price 79.84 78.69 79.13
Average Weight 369 372 371 361
Head Count 1,197 658 851 139
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-97.75 30.00-97.75 30.00-97.75 30.00-93.50
Wtd Average Price 81.51 82.87 82.48 80.89
Average Weight 427 426 427 429
Head Count 1,357 914 1,005 251
450-499 pounds
Price Range 60.25-97.00 67.00-97.00 67.00-97.00 67.00-94.25
Wtd Average Price 85.93 85.61 84.86 87.78
Average Weight 476 477 476 477
Head Count 1,274 485 630 526
500-549 pounds
Price Range 62.25-97.00 75.50-97.00 75.50-97.00 69.00-96.00
Wtd Average Price 87.88 88.13 87.51 89.46
Average Weight 524 523 523 524
Head Count 1,465 511 678 548
550/up pounds
Price Range 64.50-97.00 76.56-97.00 76.56-97.00 67.00-96.00
Wtd Average Price 89.30 89.26 87.94 91.13
Average Weight 587 585 587 585
Head Count 1,001 216 327 401
Total Live Basis Head 6,294 2,784 3,491 1,865
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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 30.00-97.00 30.00-97.00 30.00-97.00 -
Wtd Average Price 79.84 78.69 79.13
Average Weight 369 372 371 361
Head Count 1,197 658 851 139
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-97.75 30.00-97.75 30.00-97.75 30.00-93.50
Wtd Average Price 81.51 82.87 82.48 80.89
Average Weight 427 426 427 429
Head Count 1,357 914 1,005 251
450-499 pounds
Price Range 60.25-97.00 67.00-97.00 67.00-97.00 67.00-94.25
Wtd Average Price 85.93 85.61 84.86 87.78
Average Weight 476 477 476 477
Head Count 1,274 485 630 526
500-549 pounds
Price Range 62.25-97.00 75.50-97.00 75.50-97.00 69.00-96.00
Wtd Average Price 87.88 88.13 87.51 89.46
Average Weight 524 523 523 524
Head Count 1,465 511 678 548
550/up pounds
Price Range 64.50-97.00 76.56-97.00 76.56-97.00 67.00-96.00
Wtd Average Price 89.30 89.26 87.94 91.13
Average Weight 587 585 587 585
Head Count 1,001 216 327 401
Total Live Basis Head 6,294 2,784 3,491 1,865
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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 73.53-86.06 - - -
Wtd Average Price 82.38
Average Weight 368 385 373 369
Head Count 171 2 64 55
400-449 pounds
Price Range 72.04-86.02 - - -
Wtd Average Price 82.12
Average Weight 429 432 429 431
Head Count 301 22 159 74
450-499 pounds
Price Range 76.05-95.05 - - -
Wtd Average Price 87.61
Average Weight 476 477 477 476
Head Count 467 65 179 183
500-549 pounds
Price Range 77.48-95.14 - - -
Wtd Average Price 90.28
Average Weight 524 528 525 523
Head Count 754 170 374 271
550/up pounds
Price Range 78.61-96.73 - - -
Wtd Average Price 91.03
Average Weight 588 590 591 584
Head Count 512 78 210 212
Total Live Basis Head 2,205 337 986 795
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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 337 329 331 443
Head Count 413 379 405 8
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 993 Illinois 1,462
Indiana 116 Iowa 2,481
Kentucky 92 Michigan 139
Minnesota 1,019 Mississippi 83
Missouri 351 Nebraska 681
North Carolina 600 North Dakota 85
Ohio 415 Oklahoma 265
Pennsylvania 362 South Dakota 350
Texas 410 Wisconsin 90
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