USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 10/28 08:00
10/28/2025 | 8:00 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 10/28 08:00
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Tue, Oct 28, 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 4,734 6,642 6,781
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,201 979 454
Other Purchase Arrangement 85 232 91
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,107 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 5,098 2,113 2,690 1,636
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 5,098 2,113 2,690 1,636
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 1,683 400 852 536
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 261 237 248 3
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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 30.00-80.50 30.00-80.50 30.00-80.50 64.61-76.50
Wtd Average Price 63.74 64.40 62.97 67.75
Average Weight 365 365 365 374
Head Count 769 270 448 160
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-86.00 51.00-86.00 30.00-86.00 67.61-79.50
Wtd Average Price 69.08 68.31 67.13 73.02
Average Weight 425 423 424 427
Head Count 1,049 587 703 161
450-499 pounds
Price Range 51.00-86.00 51.00-86.00 51.00-86.00 72.80-81.03
Wtd Average Price 74.71 75.65 75.17 76.06
Average Weight 475 474 474 475
Head Count 790 407 450 157
500-549 pounds
Price Range 58.70-86.00 67.00-86.00 58.70-86.00 72.80-82.97
Wtd Average Price 75.24 73.08 73.08 78.15
Average Weight 525 526 525 524
Head Count 1,599 641 837 668
550/up pounds
Price Range 69.06-86.00 72.00-86.00 70.12-86.00 -
Wtd Average Price 79.39 79.19 77.86
Average Weight 591 589 589 593
Head Count 669 208 252 268
Total Live Basis Head 4,876 2,113 2,690 1,414
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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 30.00-80.50 30.00-80.50 30.00-80.50 64.61-76.50
Wtd Average Price 63.74 64.40 62.97 67.75
Average Weight 365 365 365 374
Head Count 769 270 448 160
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-86.00 51.00-86.00 30.00-86.00 67.61-79.50
Wtd Average Price 69.08 68.31 67.13 73.02
Average Weight 425 423 424 427
Head Count 1,049 587 703 161
450-499 pounds
Price Range 51.00-86.00 51.00-86.00 51.00-86.00 72.80-81.03
Wtd Average Price 74.71 75.65 75.17 76.06
Average Weight 475 474 474 475
Head Count 790 407 450 157
500-549 pounds
Price Range 58.70-86.00 67.00-86.00 58.70-86.00 72.80-82.97
Wtd Average Price 75.24 73.08 73.08 78.15
Average Weight 525 526 525 524
Head Count 1,599 641 837 668
550/up pounds
Price Range 69.06-86.00 72.00-86.00 70.12-86.00 -
Wtd Average Price 79.39 79.19 77.86
Average Weight 591 589 589 593
Head Count 669 208 252 268
Total Live Basis Head 4,876 2,113 2,690 1,414
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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 369 364 368 364
Head Count 157 24 98 15
400-449 pounds
Price Range - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight 429 427 428 428
Head Count 245 38 155 54
450-499 pounds
Price Range - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight 477 479 478 476
Head Count 466 86 189 233
500-549 pounds
Price Range 74.44-80.92 - - -
Wtd Average Price 77.05
Average Weight 526 527 526 526
Head Count 394 140 226 120
550/up pounds
Price Range 76.46-84.10 - - -
Wtd Average Price 80.39
Average Weight 589 585 587 587
Head Count 421 112 184 114
Total Live Basis Head 1,683 400 852 536
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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 458 437 453 420
Head Count 219 207 208 1
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 499 Illinois 762
Indiana 252 Iowa 2,127
Kansas 95 Kentucky 73
Michigan 249 Minnesota 623
Missouri 203 Montana 58
Nebraska 646 North Carolina 437
Ohio 171 Oklahoma 352
Pennsylvania 216 South Dakota 96
Texas 168 Virginia 92
Wisconsin 8
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