USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 11/21 08:00
11/21/2025 | 8:00 am CST USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 11/21 08:00
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Fri, Nov 21, 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 6,941 5,481 7,765
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,537 1,050 1,541
Other Purchase Arrangement 299 277 284
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,469 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 7,072 2,850 4,232 1,784
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 7,072 2,850 4,232 1,784
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,212 200 769 793
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 663 307 522 68
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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 30.00-75.00 30.00-80.00 50.95-72.00
Wtd Average Price 58.17 58.44 57.78 67.16
Average Weight 372 372 371 379
Head Count 1,311 526 1,165 76
400-449 pounds
Price Range 29.00-80.00 29.00-80.00 29.00-80.00 51.98-74.00
Wtd Average Price 58.95 58.29 58.17 60.85
Average Weight 425 423 425 427
Head Count 1,132 674 911 128
450-499 pounds
Price Range 44.00-85.00 44.00-80.00 44.00-85.00 51.98-76.00
Wtd Average Price 68.16 66.91 66.62 70.07
Average Weight 475 474 475 476
Head Count 1,454 462 637 586
500-549 pounds
Price Range 44.00-88.00 44.00-80.00 44.00-88.00 53.03-76.74
Wtd Average Price 68.97 66.66 66.90 72.49
Average Weight 524 523 524 524
Head Count 1,506 596 826 435
550/up pounds
Price Range 54.80-88.00 54.80-81.00 54.80-88.00 66.00-78.54
Wtd Average Price 72.81 73.12 72.88 73.89
Average Weight 581 578 579 586
Head Count 1,241 592 693 230
Total Live Basis Head 6,644 2,850 4,232 1,455
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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 30.00-75.00 30.00-80.00 50.95-72.00
Wtd Average Price 58.17 58.44 57.78 67.16
Average Weight 372 372 371 379
Head Count 1,311 526 1,165 76
400-449 pounds
Price Range 29.00-80.00 29.00-80.00 29.00-80.00 51.98-74.00
Wtd Average Price 58.95 58.29 58.17 60.85
Average Weight 425 423 425 427
Head Count 1,132 674 911 128
450-499 pounds
Price Range 44.00-85.00 44.00-80.00 44.00-85.00 51.98-76.00
Wtd Average Price 68.16 66.91 66.62 70.07
Average Weight 475 474 475 476
Head Count 1,454 462 637 586
500-549 pounds
Price Range 44.00-88.00 44.00-80.00 44.00-88.00 53.03-76.74
Wtd Average Price 68.97 66.66 66.90 72.49
Average Weight 524 523 524 524
Head Count 1,506 596 826 435
550/up pounds
Price Range 54.80-88.00 54.80-81.00 54.80-88.00 66.00-78.54
Wtd Average Price 72.81 73.12 72.88 73.89
Average Weight 581 578 579 586
Head Count 1,241 592 693 230
Total Live Basis Head 6,644 2,850 4,232 1,455
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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 370 368 366 372
Head Count 54 2 11 13
400-449 pounds
Price Range 58.67-69.73 - - -
Wtd Average Price 62.37
Average Weight 429 430 429 427
Head Count 188 29 64 69
450-499 pounds
Price Range 67.34-74.44 - - -
Wtd Average Price 71.20
Average Weight 476 478 477 475
Head Count 482 39 199 153
500-549 pounds
Price Range 68.15-78.50 - - -
Wtd Average Price 72.54
Average Weight 526 526 525 528
Head Count 753 80 280 307
550/up pounds
Price Range 69.57-79.76 - - -
Wtd Average Price 75.44
Average Weight 586 585 589 580
Head Count 573 50 215 134
Total Live Basis Head 2,050 200 769 676
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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 392 380 373 564
Head Count 574 307 522 43
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 165 Canada 1,061
Illinois 959 Indiana 253
Iowa 2,014 Kansas 97
Michigan 319 Minnesota 1,343
Mississippi 174 Missouri 734
Nebraska 1,247 North Carolina 493
Ohio 258 Oklahoma 391
Pennsylvania 466 South Dakota 88
Texas 162 Wisconsin 22
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