USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 11/25 08:05
11/25/2025 | 8:05 am CST USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 11/25 08:05
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Tue, Nov 25, 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 7,464 6,049 8,041
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,548 1,336 1,216
Other Purchase Arrangement 84 102 124
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 931 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 7,656 2,477 3,268 2,919
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 7,656 2,477 3,268 2,919
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 1,995 576 1,164 191
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 292 192 274 18
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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 30.00-73.50 30.00-72.27 30.00-72.27 55.00-73.50
Wtd Average Price 56.15 55.90 55.47 64.34
Average Weight 373 373 373 370
Head Count 1,173 607 880 161
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-81.00 30.00-73.00 30.00-81.00 55.00-75.50
Wtd Average Price 58.66 56.37 56.59 65.72
Average Weight 425 424 424 427
Head Count 1,090 538 744 273
450-499 pounds
Price Range 48.90-81.00 62.00-75.00 48.90-81.00 62.21-77.50
Wtd Average Price 68.76 68.22 65.98 70.56
Average Weight 476 477 476 476
Head Count 1,544 419 581 625
500-549 pounds
Price Range 53.80-81.00 59.00-77.00 57.14-81.00 62.21-79.50
Wtd Average Price 69.20 66.90 66.85 70.47
Average Weight 524 526 525 523
Head Count 2,134 457 531 1,089
550/up pounds
Price Range 55.73-81.00 59.00-79.00 59.00-81.00 62.21-77.00
Wtd Average Price 70.53 68.45 68.23 73.18
Average Weight 591 592 592 589
Head Count 890 354 430 255
Total Live Basis Head 6,831 2,375 3,166 2,403
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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 30.00-73.50 30.00-72.27 30.00-72.27 55.00-73.50
Wtd Average Price 56.15 55.90 55.47 64.34
Average Weight 373 373 373 370
Head Count 1,173 607 880 161
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-81.00 30.00-73.00 30.00-81.00 55.00-75.50
Wtd Average Price 58.66 56.37 56.59 65.72
Average Weight 425 424 424 427
Head Count 1,090 538 744 273
450-499 pounds
Price Range 48.90-81.00 62.00-75.00 48.90-81.00 62.21-77.50
Wtd Average Price 68.76 68.22 65.98 70.56
Average Weight 476 477 476 476
Head Count 1,544 419 581 625
500-549 pounds
Price Range 53.80-81.00 59.00-77.00 57.14-81.00 62.21-79.50
Wtd Average Price 69.20 66.90 66.85 70.47
Average Weight 524 526 525 523
Head Count 2,134 457 531 1,089
550/up pounds
Price Range 55.73-81.00 59.00-79.00 59.00-81.00 62.21-77.00
Wtd Average Price 70.53 68.45 68.23 73.18
Average Weight 591 592 592 589
Head Count 890 354 430 255
Total Live Basis Head 6,831 2,375 3,166 2,403
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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 49.37-64.00 - - -
Wtd Average Price 58.29
Average Weight 372 383 372 372
Head Count 139 6 64 16
400-449 pounds
Price Range 50.42-63.44 - - -
Wtd Average Price 60.62
Average Weight 427 427 429 423
Head Count 374 36 89 129
450-499 pounds
Price Range 50.42-72.66 - - -
Wtd Average Price 66.76
Average Weight 475 476 475 470
Head Count 370 65 204 22
500-549 pounds
Price Range 59.00-73.47 - - -
Wtd Average Price 69.33
Average Weight 525 526 525 518
Head Count 434 100 279 15
550/up pounds
Price Range 59.00-77.31 - - -
Wtd Average Price 71.99
Average Weight 588 586 586 579
Head Count 417 110 269 9
Total Live Basis Head 1,734 317 905 191
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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 20.00-40.10 - - -
Wtd Average Price 32.27
Average Weight 433 433 424 557
Head Count 211 161 202 9
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 1,274 Colorado 100
Illinois 1,607 Indiana 80
Iowa 2,056 Kansas 90
Kentucky 59 Michigan 264
Minnesota 1,189 Missouri 470
Montana 100 Nebraska 731
North Carolina 603 Ohio 123
Oklahoma 171 Pennsylvania 280
South Dakota 170 Texas 464
Wisconsin 196
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