USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 10/27 08:00
10/27/2025 | 8:00 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 10/27 08:00
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Mon, Oct 27, 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 6,910 7,166 7,279
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,577 1,346 1,246
Other Purchase Arrangement 80 333 392
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,570 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 6,748 2,573 3,068 2,206
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,748 2,573 3,068 2,206
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,606 520 1,179 989
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 703 497 619 83
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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 29.00-79.50 29.00-79.00 29.00-79.00 53.00-79.50
Wtd Average Price 62.97 61.95 62.10 68.29
Average Weight 371 372 372 372
Head Count 1,188 561 757 261
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-86.00 51.00-86.00 30.00-86.00 63.00-81.50
Wtd Average Price 67.25 69.84 68.34 69.13
Average Weight 424 426 425 422
Head Count 1,097 532 650 235
450-499 pounds
Price Range 53.00-86.00 58.50-86.00 57.55-86.00 53.00-78.98
Wtd Average Price 75.06 75.69 74.45 75.11
Average Weight 476 476 476 473
Head Count 1,378 541 613 468
500-549 pounds
Price Range 57.78-86.00 67.00-86.00 58.56-86.00 68.00-81.60
Wtd Average Price 75.37 74.64 74.45 75.97
Average Weight 525 524 525 525
Head Count 1,508 649 743 490
550/up pounds
Price Range 65.00-86.00 67.00-86.00 67.00-86.00 73.52-82.50
Wtd Average Price 77.41 76.11 76.25 79.37
Average Weight 590 592 592 583
Head Count 988 290 305 374
Total Live Basis Head 6,159 2,573 3,068 1,828
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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 29.00-79.50 29.00-79.00 29.00-79.00 53.00-79.50
Wtd Average Price 62.97 61.95 62.10 68.29
Average Weight 371 372 372 372
Head Count 1,188 561 757 261
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-86.00 51.00-86.00 30.00-86.00 63.00-81.50
Wtd Average Price 67.25 69.84 68.34 69.13
Average Weight 424 426 425 422
Head Count 1,097 532 650 235
450-499 pounds
Price Range 53.00-86.00 58.50-86.00 57.55-86.00 53.00-78.98
Wtd Average Price 75.06 75.69 74.45 75.11
Average Weight 476 476 476 473
Head Count 1,378 541 613 468
500-549 pounds
Price Range 57.78-86.00 67.00-86.00 58.56-86.00 68.00-81.60
Wtd Average Price 75.37 74.64 74.45 75.97
Average Weight 525 524 525 525
Head Count 1,508 649 743 490
550/up pounds
Price Range 65.00-86.00 67.00-86.00 67.00-86.00 73.52-82.50
Wtd Average Price 77.41 76.11 76.25 79.37
Average Weight 590 592 592 583
Head Count 988 290 305 374
Total Live Basis Head 6,159 2,573 3,068 1,828
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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 371 371 371 378
Head Count 206 57 128 13
400-449 pounds
Price Range 60.00-71.41 - - -
Wtd Average Price 67.91
Average Weight 428 431 429 426
Head Count 310 61 212 40
450-499 pounds
Price Range 60.00-79.98 - - -
Wtd Average Price 76.49
Average Weight 477 479 477 479
Head Count 563 87 255 204
500-549 pounds
Price Range 60.00-82.36 - - -
Wtd Average Price 77.93
Average Weight 525 529 526 522
Head Count 856 149 301 462
550/up pounds
Price Range 60.00-83.75 - - -
Wtd Average Price 80.34
Average Weight 588 588 585 595
Head Count 501 112 229 154
Total Live Basis Head 2,436 466 1,125 873
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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 362 349 338 510
Head Count 541 384 506 35
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 991 Colorado 96
Illinois 1,161 Indiana 168
Iowa 2,374 Kansas 24
Kentucky 196 Michigan 280
Minnesota 1,216 Missouri 347
Montana 83 Nebraska 704
North Carolina 670 Ohio 220
Oklahoma 484 Pennsylvania 456
South Dakota 201 Texas 259
Virginia 84 Wisconsin 123
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