USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 10/23 08:00
10/23/2025 | 8:00 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 10/23 08:00
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Thu, Oct 23, 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 6,627 6,593 7,451
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,196 1,546 1,617
Other Purchase Arrangement 159 240 116
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,248 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 6,733 2,353 3,273 2,290
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,733 2,353 3,273 2,290
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 1,769 157 590 586
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 569 496 549 20
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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 30.00-80.00 30.00-80.00 64.00-75.80
Wtd Average Price 65.49 66.34 65.84 65.38
Average Weight 369 368 367 371
Head Count 1,487 754 1,048 213
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-88.00 30.00-88.00 30.00-88.00 54.75-75.80
Wtd Average Price 67.41 68.99 67.57 67.65
Average Weight 425 426 425 428
Head Count 829 393 589 184
450-499 pounds
Price Range 57.75-88.00 57.75-88.00 57.75-88.00 71.41-81.41
Wtd Average Price 75.48 76.06 76.37 76.00
Average Weight 474 472 473 475
Head Count 1,259 484 596 490
500-549 pounds
Price Range 63.80-88.00 63.80-88.00 63.80-88.00 69.00-83.03
Wtd Average Price 77.86 76.28 75.86 79.17
Average Weight 524 528 527 520
Head Count 1,712 543 764 679
550/up pounds
Price Range 63.79-88.00 63.79-88.00 63.79-88.00 73.33-84.01
Wtd Average Price 78.73 74.74 77.09 78.88
Average Weight 585 589 587 582
Head Count 727 179 276 306
Total Live Basis Head 6,014 2,353 3,273 1,872
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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 30.00-80.00 30.00-80.00 64.00-75.80
Wtd Average Price 65.49 66.34 65.84 65.38
Average Weight 369 368 367 371
Head Count 1,487 754 1,048 213
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-88.00 30.00-88.00 30.00-88.00 54.75-75.80
Wtd Average Price 67.41 68.99 67.57 67.65
Average Weight 425 426 425 428
Head Count 829 393 589 184
450-499 pounds
Price Range 57.75-88.00 57.75-88.00 57.75-88.00 71.41-81.41
Wtd Average Price 75.48 76.06 76.37 76.00
Average Weight 474 472 473 475
Head Count 1,259 484 596 490
500-549 pounds
Price Range 63.80-88.00 63.80-88.00 63.80-88.00 69.00-83.03
Wtd Average Price 77.86 76.28 75.86 79.17
Average Weight 524 528 527 520
Head Count 1,712 543 764 679
550/up pounds
Price Range 63.79-88.00 63.79-88.00 63.79-88.00 73.33-84.01
Wtd Average Price 78.73 74.74 77.09 78.88
Average Weight 585 589 587 582
Head Count 727 179 276 306
Total Live Basis Head 6,014 2,353 3,273 1,872
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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 370 368 366 369
Head Count 67 2 45 21
400-449 pounds
Price Range 65.82-70.65 - - -
Wtd Average Price 67.88
Average Weight 431 428 432 428
Head Count 175 13 88 78
450-499 pounds
Price Range 69.64-79.57 - - -
Wtd Average Price 75.86
Average Weight 476 474 475 476
Head Count 442 32 145 235
500-549 pounds
Price Range 71.02-81.59 - - -
Wtd Average Price 77.96
Average Weight 525 526 525 525
Head Count 405 36 146 139
550/up pounds
Price Range 72.33-84.21 - - -
Wtd Average Price 81.83
Average Weight 595 607 599 588
Head Count 499 74 166 113
Total Live Basis Head 1,588 157 590 586
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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 317 316 317
Head Count 534 496 534
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 1,246 Illinois 1,315
Indiana 241 Iowa 2,003
Minnesota 1,003 Mississippi 84
Missouri 545 Montana 85
Nebraska 732 North Carolina 586
Ohio 215 Oklahoma 348
Pennsylvania 428 South Dakota 129
Texas 84 Virginia 95
Wisconsin 91
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