USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 12/03 08:00
12/03/2025 | 8:00 am CST USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 12/03 08:00
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Wed, Dec 03, 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 7,272 6,067 7,756
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,071 1,367 1,132
Other Purchase Arrangement 354 254 215
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,643 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 7,597 3,713 4,669 1,439
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 7,597 3,713 4,669 1,439
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 1,917 316 647 869
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 472 415 420 52
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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 30.00-71.25 30.00-80.00 -
Wtd Average Price 52.34 52.63 52.29
Average Weight 371 375 372 371
Head Count 1,324 842 1,174 9
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-80.00 30.00-79.00 30.00-80.00 50.00-72.50
Wtd Average Price 57.49 59.04 58.09 55.90
Average Weight 425 424 425 424
Head Count 1,371 1,006 1,185 131
450-499 pounds
Price Range 42.00-85.00 42.00-79.00 42.00-85.00 59.00-72.78
Wtd Average Price 64.40 66.24 65.42 63.97
Average Weight 474 473 473 478
Head Count 1,486 782 953 314
500-549 pounds
Price Range 46.00-88.00 48.66-79.00 48.66-88.00 60.00-75.00
Wtd Average Price 65.96 64.10 64.47 68.02
Average Weight 522 520 520 525
Head Count 1,507 646 781 467
550/up pounds
Price Range 46.00-88.00 51.00-79.50 50.03-88.00 61.00-75.11
Wtd Average Price 65.86 65.04 64.96 70.12
Average Weight 591 591 592 589
Head Count 1,186 339 478 454
Total Live Basis Head 6,874 3,615 4,571 1,375
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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 30.00-71.25 30.00-80.00 -
Wtd Average Price 52.34 52.63 52.29
Average Weight 371 375 372 371
Head Count 1,324 842 1,174 9
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-80.00 30.00-79.00 30.00-80.00 50.00-72.50
Wtd Average Price 57.49 59.04 58.09 55.90
Average Weight 425 424 425 424
Head Count 1,371 1,006 1,185 131
450-499 pounds
Price Range 42.00-85.00 42.00-79.00 42.00-85.00 59.00-72.78
Wtd Average Price 64.40 66.24 65.42 63.97
Average Weight 474 473 473 478
Head Count 1,486 782 953 314
500-549 pounds
Price Range 46.00-88.00 48.66-79.00 48.66-88.00 60.00-75.00
Wtd Average Price 65.96 64.10 64.47 68.02
Average Weight 522 520 520 525
Head Count 1,507 646 781 467
550/up pounds
Price Range 46.00-88.00 51.00-79.50 50.03-88.00 61.00-75.11
Wtd Average Price 65.86 65.04 64.96 70.12
Average Weight 591 591 592 589
Head Count 1,186 339 478 454
Total Live Basis Head 6,874 3,615 4,571 1,375
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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 371 367 375 371
Head Count 125 18 28 72
400-449 pounds
Price Range 54.29-66.72 - - -
Wtd Average Price 60.63
Average Weight 428 431 430 427
Head Count 199 37 70 101
450-499 pounds
Price Range 65.07-72.13 - - -
Wtd Average Price 68.20
Average Weight 477 477 476 475
Head Count 552 104 273 227
500-549 pounds
Price Range 64.59-72.71 - - -
Wtd Average Price 69.64
Average Weight 525 527 527 523
Head Count 584 66 143 299
550/up pounds
Price Range 63.45-75.38 - - -
Wtd Average Price 71.38
Average Weight 587 589 587 587
Head Count 358 91 133 170
Total Live Basis Head 1,818 316 647 869
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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 365 343 359 447
Head Count 423 415 420 3
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 98 Canada 1,272
Illinois 1,173 Indiana 208
Iowa 2,498 Kansas 97
Michigan 126 Minnesota 1,946
Mississippi 93 Missouri 499
Nebraska 614 North Carolina 669
Ohio 233 Oklahoma 299
Pennsylvania 212 South Dakota 82
Texas 221
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