USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 12/04 08:00
12/04/2025 | 8:00 am CST USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 12/04 08:00
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Thu, Dec 04, 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 6,760 0 7,427
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,402 0 1,637
Other Purchase Arrangement 229 0 412
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,916 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 7,473 3,440 4,104 2,143
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 7,473 3,440 4,104 2,143
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,204 444 1,066 444
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 401 210 363 6
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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 30.00-74.00 30.00-74.00 30.00-74.00 48.00-62.85
Wtd Average Price 55.17 56.26 55.22 55.71
Average Weight 373 377 375 367
Head Count 1,232 747 927 148
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-61.85 30.00-60.50 30.00-60.50 44.75-61.85
Wtd Average Price 51.53 50.76 50.66 56.03
Average Weight 426 426 426 424
Head Count 1,131 826 919 140
450-499 pounds
Price Range 35.25-77.00 35.25-77.00 35.25-77.00 55.48-73.24
Wtd Average Price 64.03 64.13 63.43 65.86
Average Weight 475 475 476 473
Head Count 1,372 510 628 500
500-549 pounds
Price Range 49.25-77.00 49.25-77.00 49.25-77.00 59.11-72.73
Wtd Average Price 64.56 62.82 63.38 66.70
Average Weight 522 523 523 521
Head Count 1,834 894 1,048 447
550/up pounds
Price Range 48.55-77.00 53.75-77.00 48.55-77.00 59.00-73.80
Wtd Average Price 65.96 63.19 63.63 68.33
Average Weight 583 584 585 579
Head Count 1,247 463 582 512
Total Live Basis Head 6,816 3,440 4,104 1,747
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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 30.00-74.00 30.00-74.00 30.00-74.00 48.00-62.85
Wtd Average Price 55.17 56.26 55.22 55.71
Average Weight 373 377 375 367
Head Count 1,232 747 927 148
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-61.85 30.00-60.50 30.00-60.50 44.75-61.85
Wtd Average Price 51.53 50.76 50.66 56.03
Average Weight 426 426 426 424
Head Count 1,131 826 919 140
450-499 pounds
Price Range 35.25-77.00 35.25-77.00 35.25-77.00 55.48-73.24
Wtd Average Price 64.03 64.13 63.43 65.86
Average Weight 475 475 476 473
Head Count 1,372 510 628 500
500-549 pounds
Price Range 49.25-77.00 49.25-77.00 49.25-77.00 59.11-72.73
Wtd Average Price 64.56 62.82 63.38 66.70
Average Weight 522 523 523 521
Head Count 1,834 894 1,048 447
550/up pounds
Price Range 48.55-77.00 53.75-77.00 48.55-77.00 59.00-73.80
Wtd Average Price 65.96 63.19 63.63 68.33
Average Weight 583 584 585 579
Head Count 1,247 463 582 512
Total Live Basis Head 6,816 3,440 4,104 1,747
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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 368 375 367
Head Count 130 30 72
400-449 pounds
Price Range 56.60-60.74 - - -
Wtd Average Price 57.52
Average Weight 426 429 426 425
Head Count 213 7 97 62
450-499 pounds
Price Range 56.96-71.24 - - -
Wtd Average Price 66.95
Average Weight 476 475 476 473
Head Count 403 89 264 59
500-549 pounds
Price Range 56.96-71.71 - - -
Wtd Average Price 67.77
Average Weight 523 527 525 521
Head Count 687 138 333 143
550/up pounds
Price Range 56.96-74.38 - - -
Wtd Average Price 67.78
Average Weight 585 585 584 591
Head Count 581 118 250 108
Total Live Basis Head 2,014 352 974 444
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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 299 303 299
Head Count 362 209 362
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 74 Canada 1,255
Colorado 100 Illinois 1,058
Indiana 52 Iowa 2,232
Kansas 83 Michigan 342
Minnesota 1,862 Mississippi 184
Missouri 637 Nebraska 605
North Carolina 527 Ohio 295
Oklahoma 361 Pennsylvania 179
South Dakota 114 Texas 162
Wisconsin 185
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