USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 10/08 07:45
10/08/2025 | 7:45 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 10/08 07:45
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Wed, Oct 08, 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 5,894 6,703 6,375
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,345 1,441 1,404
Other Purchase Arrangement 311 249 492
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,431 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 6,162 2,287 2,890 2,202
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,162 2,287 2,890 2,202
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,061 442 705 718
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 447 337 415 2
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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 30.00-89.00 30.00-85.00 30.00-85.00 71.00-89.00
Wtd Average Price 70.98 68.29 66.97 80.11
Average Weight 366 367 367 364
Head Count 819 412 512 256
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-92.00 30.00-92.00 30.00-92.00 60.25-89.00
Wtd Average Price 71.67 72.98 70.80 73.23
Average Weight 424 425 423 427
Head Count 1,247 435 697 324
450-499 pounds
Price Range 60.00-92.00 60.00-92.00 60.00-92.00 60.25-89.00
Wtd Average Price 81.43 81.50 81.06 81.14
Average Weight 476 476 475 475
Head Count 906 427 455 312
500-549 pounds
Price Range 67.40-92.00 67.77-92.00 67.40-92.00 74.73-91.12
Wtd Average Price 83.04 81.28 80.69 83.91
Average Weight 521 521 521 522
Head Count 1,836 672 877 743
550/up pounds
Price Range 74.73-93.23 76.00-92.00 76.00-92.00 74.73-93.23
Wtd Average Price 83.95 83.52 83.58 84.90
Average Weight 586 590 589 587
Head Count 816 341 349 365
Total Live Basis Head 5,624 2,287 2,890 2,000
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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 30.00-89.00 30.00-85.00 30.00-85.00 71.00-89.00
Wtd Average Price 70.98 68.29 66.97 80.11
Average Weight 366 367 367 364
Head Count 819 412 512 256
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-92.00 30.00-92.00 30.00-92.00 60.25-89.00
Wtd Average Price 71.67 72.98 70.80 73.23
Average Weight 424 425 423 427
Head Count 1,247 435 697 324
450-499 pounds
Price Range 60.00-92.00 60.00-92.00 60.00-92.00 60.25-89.00
Wtd Average Price 81.43 81.50 81.06 81.14
Average Weight 476 476 475 475
Head Count 906 427 455 312
500-549 pounds
Price Range 67.40-92.00 67.77-92.00 67.40-92.00 74.73-91.12
Wtd Average Price 83.04 81.28 80.69 83.91
Average Weight 521 521 521 522
Head Count 1,836 672 877 743
550/up pounds
Price Range 74.73-93.23 76.00-92.00 76.00-92.00 74.73-93.23
Wtd Average Price 83.95 83.52 83.58 84.90
Average Weight 586 590 589 587
Head Count 816 341 349 365
Total Live Basis Head 5,624 2,287 2,890 2,000
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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 - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight 370 368 374 373
Head Count 216 32 48 82
400-449 pounds
Price Range 68.65-76.30 - - -
Wtd Average Price 73.18
Average Weight 428 423 426 429
Head Count 275 37 84 131
450-499 pounds
Price Range 72.52-84.54 - - -
Wtd Average Price 81.01
Average Weight 476 476 476 476
Head Count 522 63 146 263
500-549 pounds
Price Range 74.60-88.70 - - -
Wtd Average Price 84.90
Average Weight 523 523 523 524
Head Count 464 88 156 155
550/up pounds
Price Range 74.71-88.92 - - -
Wtd Average Price 86.04
Average Weight 585 592 588 582
Head Count 358 69 118 87
Total Live Basis Head 1,835 289 552 718
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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 410 384 405 605
Head Count 395 297 375 1
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 164 Canada 1,161
Illinois 1,731 Indiana 74
Iowa 2,056 Kentucky 155
Michigan 189 Minnesota 1,010
Mississippi 88 Missouri 357
Nebraska 587 North Carolina 444
Ohio 287 Oklahoma 177
Pennsylvania 82 Texas 236
Virginia 90 Wisconsin 93
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