USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 10/30 08:00
10/30/2025 | 8:00 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 10/30 08:00
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Thu, Oct 30, 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 6,356 6,627 8,039
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,561 1,196 1,647
Other Purchase Arrangement 238 159 147
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,796 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 7,009 2,528 3,553 2,262
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 7,009 2,528 3,553 2,262
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,205 428 1,085 561
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 499 411 445 12
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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 -
Wtd Average Price 64.03 65.43 64.63
Average Weight 373 372 372 375
Head Count 1,131 601 869 120
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-86.00 51.00-86.00 30.00-86.00 53.00-74.15
Wtd Average Price 65.73 67.42 64.77 66.99
Average Weight 425 422 424 427
Head Count 1,304 588 790 385
450-499 pounds
Price Range 51.00-86.00 51.00-86.00 51.00-86.00 71.71-80.97
Wtd Average Price 72.90 71.41 69.65 75.25
Average Weight 476 472 475 477
Head Count 1,102 251 447 380
500-549 pounds
Price Range 53.00-86.00 60.82-86.00 59.40-86.00 53.00-80.50
Wtd Average Price 74.48 75.93 74.33 74.05
Average Weight 523 522 523 524
Head Count 1,711 656 858 556
550/up pounds
Price Range 62.00-86.00 71.00-86.00 62.11-86.00 73.80-83.63
Wtd Average Price 76.42 76.80 75.73 80.22
Average Weight 586 583 588 575
Head Count 1,102 326 483 427
Total Live Basis Head 6,350 2,422 3,447 1,868
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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 -
Wtd Average Price 64.03 65.43 64.63
Average Weight 373 372 372 375
Head Count 1,131 601 869 120
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-86.00 51.00-86.00 30.00-86.00 53.00-74.15
Wtd Average Price 65.73 67.42 64.77 66.99
Average Weight 425 422 424 427
Head Count 1,304 588 790 385
450-499 pounds
Price Range 51.00-86.00 51.00-86.00 51.00-86.00 71.71-80.97
Wtd Average Price 72.90 71.41 69.65 75.25
Average Weight 476 472 475 477
Head Count 1,102 251 447 380
500-549 pounds
Price Range 53.00-86.00 60.82-86.00 59.40-86.00 53.00-80.50
Wtd Average Price 74.48 75.93 74.33 74.05
Average Weight 523 522 523 524
Head Count 1,711 656 858 556
550/up pounds
Price Range 62.00-86.00 71.00-86.00 62.11-86.00 73.80-83.63
Wtd Average Price 76.42 76.80 75.73 80.22
Average Weight 586 583 588 575
Head Count 1,102 326 483 427
Total Live Basis Head 6,350 2,422 3,447 1,868
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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 367 336 349 380
Head Count 151 17 70 48
400-449 pounds
Price Range 57.22-73.08 - - -
Wtd Average Price 69.03
Average Weight 429 427 428 428
Head Count 237 10 91 96
450-499 pounds
Price Range 57.22-79.21 - - -
Wtd Average Price 75.11
Average Weight 477 479 478 477
Head Count 581 71 243 242
500-549 pounds
Price Range 58.24-80.41 - - -
Wtd Average Price 76.67
Average Weight 525 526 524 528
Head Count 587 105 296 125
550/up pounds
Price Range 72.20-83.89 - - -
Wtd Average Price 79.72
Average Weight 585 590 589 577
Head Count 440 117 277 50
Total Live Basis Head 1,996 320 977 561
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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 400 386 380 563
Head Count 450 411 445 5
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 81 Canada 1,087
Illinois 1,210 Indiana 140
Iowa 2,141 Kentucky 100
Minnesota 1,226 Mississippi 174
Missouri 532 Nebraska 982
North Carolina 525 North Dakota 85
Ohio 321 Oklahoma 321
Pennsylvania 405 South Dakota 202
Texas 221 Virginia 89
Wisconsin 109
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