USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 10/17 07:55
10/17/2025 | 7:59 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 10/17 07:55
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Fri, Oct 17, 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 6,330 6,385 5,939
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,376 1,401 1,332
Other Purchase Arrangement 268 76 312
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,305 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 6,541 2,006 3,081 1,805
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,541 2,006 3,081 1,805
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,006 354 731 656
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 464 232 373 43
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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 30.00-80.00 30.00-77.00 30.00-77.00 58.17-80.00
Wtd Average Price 63.10 63.34 62.44 67.46
Average Weight 372 375 373 372
Head Count 870 306 575 126
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-83.00 30.00-83.00 30.00-83.00 59.21-82.00
Wtd Average Price 67.91 68.43 67.48 71.60
Average Weight 427 425 427 429
Head Count 1,700 740 965 329
450-499 pounds
Price Range 52.00-84.00 54.00-83.75 54.00-83.75 59.21-84.00
Wtd Average Price 72.10 70.42 70.27 77.71
Average Weight 476 471 474 478
Head Count 1,157 231 470 293
500-549 pounds
Price Range 27.00-92.00 58.00-85.50 58.00-85.50 60.25-86.00
Wtd Average Price 75.49 76.27 75.13 76.97
Average Weight 523 522 522 522
Head Count 1,237 348 530 378
550/up pounds
Price Range 63.67-92.00 70.00-89.89 63.67-89.89 74.09-85.35
Wtd Average Price 80.29 78.70 78.39 82.05
Average Weight 584 580 582 580
Head Count 1,268 381 541 466
Total Live Basis Head 6,232 2,006 3,081 1,592
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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 30.00-80.00 30.00-77.00 30.00-77.00 58.17-80.00
Wtd Average Price 63.10 63.34 62.44 67.46
Average Weight 372 375 373 372
Head Count 870 306 575 126
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-83.00 30.00-83.00 30.00-83.00 59.21-82.00
Wtd Average Price 67.91 68.43 67.48 71.60
Average Weight 427 425 427 429
Head Count 1,700 740 965 329
450-499 pounds
Price Range 52.00-84.00 54.00-83.75 54.00-83.75 59.21-84.00
Wtd Average Price 72.10 70.42 70.27 77.71
Average Weight 476 471 474 478
Head Count 1,157 231 470 293
500-549 pounds
Price Range 27.00-92.00 58.00-85.50 58.00-85.50 60.25-86.00
Wtd Average Price 75.49 76.27 75.13 76.97
Average Weight 523 522 522 522
Head Count 1,237 348 530 378
550/up pounds
Price Range 63.67-92.00 70.00-89.89 63.67-89.89 74.09-85.35
Wtd Average Price 80.29 78.70 78.39 82.05
Average Weight 584 580 582 580
Head Count 1,268 381 541 466
Total Live Basis Head 6,232 2,006 3,081 1,592
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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 369 388 372 374
Head Count 109 3 15 34
400-449 pounds
Price Range 67.81-74.62 - - -
Wtd Average Price 71.61
Average Weight 430 437 431 431
Head Count 198 11 55 73
450-499 pounds
Price Range 71.13-83.74 - - -
Wtd Average Price 78.62
Average Weight 477 478 478 477
Head Count 422 79 167 170
500-549 pounds
Price Range 71.84-85.88 - - -
Wtd Average Price 79.96
Average Weight 525 524 525 525
Head Count 603 126 243 228
550/up pounds
Price Range 72.18-86.55 - - -
Wtd Average Price 80.18
Average Weight 590 588 589 589
Head Count 544 135 251 151
Total Live Basis Head 1,876 354 731 656
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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 375 338 336 575
Head Count 420 232 373 43
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 65 Canada 1,451
Colorado 100 Illinois 1,111
Indiana 98 Iowa 1,837
Kentucky 87 Michigan 209
Minnesota 755 Mississippi 185
Missouri 396 Nebraska 1,116
North Carolina 342 Ohio 324
Oklahoma 534 Pennsylvania 323
South Dakota 81 Texas 172
Virginia 93
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