USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 09/29 08:00
09/29/2025 | 8:00 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 09/29 08:00
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Mon, Sep 29, 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 6,361 7,334 6,729
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,275 919 1,752
Other Purchase Arrangement 300 85 131
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,254 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 6,333 2,634 3,561 1,559
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,333 2,634 3,561 1,559
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,165 401 805 743
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 392 223 386 1
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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 30.00-91.50 30.00-91.50 30.00-91.50 76.00-83.25
Wtd Average Price 72.09 74.62 72.47 77.93
Average Weight 374 375 374 371
Head Count 944 551 755 33
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-93.25 30.00-93.25 30.00-93.25 66.00-91.50
Wtd Average Price 75.28 75.94 75.68 79.28
Average Weight 424 423 423 427
Head Count 1,310 821 1,096 99
450-499 pounds
Price Range 71.76-95.50 81.00-95.50 71.76-95.50 81.18-92.42
Wtd Average Price 85.48 85.74 84.03 86.07
Average Weight 478 478 478 480
Head Count 1,335 395 531 251
500-549 pounds
Price Range 62.00-97.25 80.00-97.25 72.79-97.25 81.00-94.00
Wtd Average Price 85.31 85.59 84.32 87.97
Average Weight 524 522 522 526
Head Count 1,466 648 834 359
550/up pounds
Price Range 64.00-99.50 80.00-99.50 72.78-99.50 81.00-95.76
Wtd Average Price 86.03 82.47 81.51 90.21
Average Weight 588 585 584 590
Head Count 955 219 345 494
Total Live Basis Head 6,010 2,634 3,561 1,236
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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 30.00-91.50 30.00-91.50 30.00-91.50 76.00-83.25
Wtd Average Price 72.09 74.62 72.47 77.93
Average Weight 374 375 374 371
Head Count 944 551 755 33
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-93.25 30.00-93.25 30.00-93.25 66.00-91.50
Wtd Average Price 75.28 75.94 75.68 79.28
Average Weight 424 423 423 427
Head Count 1,310 821 1,096 99
450-499 pounds
Price Range 71.76-95.50 81.00-95.50 71.76-95.50 81.18-92.42
Wtd Average Price 85.48 85.74 84.03 86.07
Average Weight 478 478 478 480
Head Count 1,335 395 531 251
500-549 pounds
Price Range 62.00-97.25 80.00-97.25 72.79-97.25 81.00-94.00
Wtd Average Price 85.31 85.59 84.32 87.97
Average Weight 524 522 522 526
Head Count 1,466 648 834 359
550/up pounds
Price Range 64.00-99.50 80.00-99.50 72.78-99.50 81.00-95.76
Wtd Average Price 86.03 82.47 81.51 90.21
Average Weight 588 585 584 590
Head Count 955 219 345 494
Total Live Basis Head 6,010 2,634 3,561 1,236
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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 73.41-83.84 - - -
Wtd Average Price 80.11
Average Weight 366 358 364 369
Head Count 185 4 55 62
400-449 pounds
Price Range 73.25-85.51 - - -
Wtd Average Price 82.32
Average Weight 430 429 429 431
Head Count 317 12 100 107
450-499 pounds
Price Range 75.46-94.28 - - -
Wtd Average Price 88.03
Average Weight 477 477 477 478
Head Count 558 87 165 245
500-549 pounds
Price Range 76.44-92.38 - - -
Wtd Average Price 89.37
Average Weight 524 525 525 521
Head Count 576 144 285 160
550/up pounds
Price Range 77.15-94.15 - - -
Wtd Average Price 90.61
Average Weight 593 590 589 598
Head Count 529 154 200 169
Total Live Basis Head 2,165 401 805 743
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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 342 343 332
Head Count 381 213 376
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 120 Canada 960
Illinois 710 Indiana 258
Iowa 2,490 Kansas 20
Kentucky 58 Michigan 237
Minnesota 768 Missouri 340
Montana 70 Nebraska 1,022
North Carolina 539 Ohio 262
Oklahoma 518 Pennsylvania 451
South Dakota 112 Texas 167
Virginia 88
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