USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 12/10 08:00
12/10/2025 | 8:00 am CST USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 12/10 08:00
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Wed, Dec 10, 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 7,541 7,272 8,681
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,512 1,071 1,343
Other Purchase Arrangement 302 354 155
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,699 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 7,984 3,389 4,197 2,567
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 7,984 3,389 4,197 2,567
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,209 271 590 1,217
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 559 532 532 27
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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 30.00-70.00 30.00-70.00 30.00-70.00 41.25-61.58
Wtd Average Price 51.69 53.04 51.59 53.44
Average Weight 371 374 373 368
Head Count 1,554 924 1,236 241
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-70.00 30.00-70.00 30.00-70.00 50.00-65.99
Wtd Average Price 51.92 52.37 51.58 54.50
Average Weight 424 423 424 426
Head Count 1,317 714 850 349
450-499 pounds
Price Range 37.00-76.00 37.00-76.00 37.00-76.00 40.00-76.00
Wtd Average Price 58.63 59.31 57.88 59.68
Average Weight 476 475 475 475
Head Count 1,667 862 1,031 288
500-549 pounds
Price Range 48.00-76.00 48.00-76.00 48.00-76.00 55.00-76.00
Wtd Average Price 61.95 58.94 58.39 63.65
Average Weight 522 520 520 524
Head Count 1,778 590 727 865
550/up pounds
Price Range 53.00-76.00 53.00-76.00 53.00-76.00 55.88-76.00
Wtd Average Price 65.02 65.96 64.95 66.29
Average Weight 592 590 590 597
Head Count 1,045 299 353 500
Total Live Basis Head 7,361 3,389 4,197 2,243
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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 30.00-70.00 30.00-70.00 30.00-70.00 41.25-61.58
Wtd Average Price 51.69 53.04 51.59 53.44
Average Weight 371 374 373 368
Head Count 1,554 924 1,236 241
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-70.00 30.00-70.00 30.00-70.00 50.00-65.99
Wtd Average Price 51.92 52.37 51.58 54.50
Average Weight 424 423 424 426
Head Count 1,317 714 850 349
450-499 pounds
Price Range 37.00-76.00 37.00-76.00 37.00-76.00 40.00-76.00
Wtd Average Price 58.63 59.31 57.88 59.68
Average Weight 476 475 475 475
Head Count 1,667 862 1,031 288
500-549 pounds
Price Range 48.00-76.00 48.00-76.00 48.00-76.00 55.00-76.00
Wtd Average Price 61.95 58.94 58.39 63.65
Average Weight 522 520 520 524
Head Count 1,778 590 727 865
550/up pounds
Price Range 53.00-76.00 53.00-76.00 53.00-76.00 55.88-76.00
Wtd Average Price 65.02 65.96 64.95 66.29
Average Weight 592 590 590 597
Head Count 1,045 299 353 500
Total Live Basis Head 7,361 3,389 4,197 2,243
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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 369 381 374 376
Head Count 121 9 26 58
400-449 pounds
Price Range 52.26-60.08 - - -
Wtd Average Price 54.06
Average Weight 428 425 427 428
Head Count 265 9 64 183
450-499 pounds
Price Range 59.22-64.08 - - -
Wtd Average Price 61.37
Average Weight 475 477 476 474
Head Count 709 37 134 546
500-549 pounds
Price Range 60.08-67.98 - - -
Wtd Average Price 64.77
Average Weight 523 530 525 521
Head Count 407 47 141 237
550/up pounds
Price Range 60.08-68.57 - - -
Wtd Average Price 66.01
Average Weight 587 582 592 583
Head Count 326 58 113 193
Total Live Basis Head 1,828 160 478 1,217
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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 317 317 317
Head Count 532 532 532
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 110 California 22
Canada 1,136 Illinois 1,563
Indiana 349 Iowa 2,353
Kansas 167 Michigan 502
Minnesota 1,839 Mississippi 186
Missouri 434 Nebraska 558
North Carolina 710 Ohio 329
Oklahoma 156 Pennsylvania 252
South Dakota 82 Texas 198
Wisconsin 108
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