USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 11/05 08:00
11/05/2025 | 8:00 am CST USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 11/05 08:00
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Wed, Nov 05, 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 6,729 6,467 7,090
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,671 1,348 1,237
Other Purchase Arrangement 0 110 302
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,811 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 7,214 2,857 3,888 2,110
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 7,214 2,857 3,888 2,110
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,626 368 960 986
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 371 168 309 9
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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 63.00-77.25
Wtd Average Price 64.61 65.95 63.01 73.31
Average Weight 370 367 370 377
Head Count 1,268 531 912 130
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-84.00 41.75-84.00 41.75-84.00 63.00-84.00
Wtd Average Price 66.70 67.49 66.13 70.12
Average Weight 424 424 423 426
Head Count 1,234 723 956 255
450-499 pounds
Price Range 50.00-84.00 50.00-84.00 50.00-84.00 69.20-84.00
Wtd Average Price 72.62 74.12 72.44 73.61
Average Weight 476 475 475 478
Head Count 1,420 744 891 403
500-549 pounds
Price Range 57.50-84.00 62.62-84.00 59.40-84.00 69.20-84.00
Wtd Average Price 74.86 73.66 72.40 77.46
Average Weight 523 523 524 523
Head Count 1,772 499 723 741
550/up pounds
Price Range 55.35-85.79 62.00-84.00 55.35-84.00 69.20-85.79
Wtd Average Price 74.43 71.71 71.07 80.08
Average Weight 590 592 592 585
Head Count 1,028 360 406 360
Total Live Basis Head 6,722 2,857 3,888 1,889
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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 63.00-77.25
Wtd Average Price 64.61 65.95 63.01 73.31
Average Weight 370 367 370 377
Head Count 1,268 531 912 130
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-84.00 41.75-84.00 41.75-84.00 63.00-84.00
Wtd Average Price 66.70 67.49 66.13 70.12
Average Weight 424 424 423 426
Head Count 1,234 723 956 255
450-499 pounds
Price Range 50.00-84.00 50.00-84.00 50.00-84.00 69.20-84.00
Wtd Average Price 72.62 74.12 72.44 73.61
Average Weight 476 475 475 478
Head Count 1,420 744 891 403
500-549 pounds
Price Range 57.50-84.00 62.62-84.00 59.40-84.00 69.20-84.00
Wtd Average Price 74.86 73.66 72.40 77.46
Average Weight 523 523 524 523
Head Count 1,772 499 723 741
550/up pounds
Price Range 55.35-85.79 62.00-84.00 55.35-84.00 69.20-85.79
Wtd Average Price 74.43 71.71 71.07 80.08
Average Weight 590 592 592 585
Head Count 1,028 360 406 360
Total Live Basis Head 6,722 2,857 3,888 1,889
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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 58.00-67.17 - - -
Wtd Average Price 63.18
Average Weight 363 369 365 364
Head Count 318 8 99 171
400-449 pounds
Price Range 58.00-69.06 - - -
Wtd Average Price 65.49
Average Weight 428 432 430 424
Head Count 442 23 156 216
450-499 pounds
Price Range 58.00-75.95 - - -
Wtd Average Price 72.41
Average Weight 477 476 476 477
Head Count 648 50 198 327
500-549 pounds
Price Range 65.00-79.05 - - -
Wtd Average Price 75.85
Average Weight 524 525 525 522
Head Count 519 92 239 132
550/up pounds
Price Range 65.00-82.66 - - -
Wtd Average Price 79.07
Average Weight 586 585 586 586
Head Count 404 91 164 140
Total Live Basis Head 2,331 264 856 986
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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 418 399 408
Head Count 313 168 309
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 157 Canada 1,214
Illinois 1,119 Indiana 268
Iowa 2,135 Kansas 185
Michigan 361 Minnesota 1,258
Mississippi 87 Missouri 423
Nebraska 1,071 North Carolina 707
Ohio 172 Oklahoma 336
Pennsylvania 276 South Dakota 85
Texas 242 Wisconsin 115
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