USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 10/15 08:10
10/15/2025 | 8:10 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 10/15 08:10
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Wed, Oct 15, 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 6,748 5,894 6,745
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,650 1,345 1,274
Other Purchase Arrangement 210 311 315
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,832 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 7,250 3,165 3,894 1,869
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 7,250 3,165 3,894 1,869
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,660 441 844 1,260
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 320 314 318 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 30.00-82.00 30.00-82.00 30.00-82.00 66.00-80.25
Wtd Average Price 69.54 69.81 69.32 71.77
Average Weight 374 371 373 375
Head Count 1,267 795 938 246
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-88.77 30.00-88.77 30.00-88.77 67.00-80.52
Wtd Average Price 70.62 71.83 70.93 75.99
Average Weight 428 427 427 430
Head Count 1,375 840 1,031 156
450-499 pounds
Price Range 56.00-92.00 56.00-92.00 56.00-92.00 73.80-92.00
Wtd Average Price 77.26 76.75 75.80 79.63
Average Weight 476 474 475 476
Head Count 1,229 411 521 396
500-549 pounds
Price Range 59.84-92.00 72.00-92.00 61.34-92.00 73.80-92.00
Wtd Average Price 78.68 79.14 78.01 80.78
Average Weight 523 524 523 521
Head Count 2,113 822 1,056 715
550/up pounds
Price Range 59.83-92.00 72.00-92.00 64.44-92.00 73.80-88.16
Wtd Average Price 79.37 76.12 75.50 83.44
Average Weight 584 587 588 577
Head Count 935 297 348 356
Total Live Basis Head 6,919 3,165 3,894 1,869
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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 30.00-82.00 30.00-82.00 30.00-82.00 66.00-80.25
Wtd Average Price 69.54 69.81 69.32 71.77
Average Weight 374 371 373 375
Head Count 1,267 795 938 246
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-88.77 30.00-88.77 30.00-88.77 67.00-80.52
Wtd Average Price 70.62 71.83 70.93 75.99
Average Weight 428 427 427 430
Head Count 1,375 840 1,031 156
450-499 pounds
Price Range 56.00-92.00 56.00-92.00 56.00-92.00 73.80-92.00
Wtd Average Price 77.26 76.75 75.80 79.63
Average Weight 476 474 475 476
Head Count 1,229 411 521 396
500-549 pounds
Price Range 59.84-92.00 72.00-92.00 61.34-92.00 73.80-92.00
Wtd Average Price 78.68 79.14 78.01 80.78
Average Weight 523 524 523 521
Head Count 2,113 822 1,056 715
550/up pounds
Price Range 59.83-92.00 72.00-92.00 64.44-92.00 73.80-88.16
Wtd Average Price 79.37 76.12 75.50 83.44
Average Weight 584 587 588 577
Head Count 935 297 348 356
Total Live Basis Head 6,919 3,165 3,894 1,869
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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 368 357 362 370
Head Count 333 47 116 162
400-449 pounds
Price Range 67.59-76.31 - - -
Wtd Average Price 72.08
Average Weight 427 425 429 429
Head Count 439 4 103 199
450-499 pounds
Price Range 72.46-84.43 - - -
Wtd Average Price 80.06
Average Weight 477 481 480 476
Head Count 597 30 134 331
500-549 pounds
Price Range 72.85-85.21 - - -
Wtd Average Price 81.60
Average Weight 523 527 525 521
Head Count 555 55 134 298
550/up pounds
Price Range 70.34-87.45 - - -
Wtd Average Price 82.27
Average Weight 591 596 589 597
Head Count 532 101 153 270
Total Live Basis Head 2,456 237 640 1,260
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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 391 364 388 440
Head Count 250 244 248 2
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 128 Canada 1,006
Colorado 105 Illinois 1,243
Indiana 349 Iowa 2,394
Kentucky 92 Michigan 270
Minnesota 1,526 Mississippi 182
Missouri 375 Nebraska 669
North Carolina 637 North Dakota 101
Ohio 330 Oklahoma 530
Pennsylvania 154 South Dakota 92
Texas 173 Virginia 84
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