USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 12/12 08:20
12/12/2025 | 8:20 am CST USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 12/12 08:20
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Fri, Dec 12, 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 6,905 7,101 7,968
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,423 1,642 1,269
Other Purchase Arrangement 217 262 153
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,672 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 7,094 2,470 3,646 1,966
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 7,094 2,470 3,646 1,966
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,129 588 1,109 665
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 777 457 688 48
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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 30.00-71.00 30.00-68.75 30.00-68.75 46.00-71.00
Wtd Average Price 50.48 51.35 50.13 53.11
Average Weight 373 372 372 376
Head Count 1,382 601 1,024 158
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-75.00 37.00-75.00 30.00-75.00 46.00-75.00
Wtd Average Price 51.67 51.93 50.34 55.50
Average Weight 423 423 423 422
Head Count 1,489 779 1,032 329
450-499 pounds
Price Range 37.00-75.00 45.04-75.00 37.00-75.00 52.34-75.00
Wtd Average Price 59.11 60.62 57.43 64.25
Average Weight 476 477 476 471
Head Count 1,514 596 831 271
500-549 pounds
Price Range 45.21-75.00 46.04-75.00 45.21-75.00 52.34-75.00
Wtd Average Price 61.89 60.31 59.43 63.90
Average Weight 521 520 520 524
Head Count 1,162 403 578 225
550/up pounds
Price Range 45.21-75.00 46.08-75.00 45.21-75.00 59.90-75.00
Wtd Average Price 65.03 60.96 59.23 68.04
Average Weight 585 579 584 587
Head Count 933 91 181 369
Total Live Basis Head 6,480 2,470 3,646 1,352
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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 30.00-71.00 30.00-68.75 30.00-68.75 46.00-71.00
Wtd Average Price 50.48 51.35 50.13 53.11
Average Weight 373 372 372 376
Head Count 1,382 601 1,024 158
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-75.00 37.00-75.00 30.00-75.00 46.00-75.00
Wtd Average Price 51.67 51.93 50.34 55.50
Average Weight 423 423 423 422
Head Count 1,489 779 1,032 329
450-499 pounds
Price Range 37.00-75.00 45.04-75.00 37.00-75.00 52.34-75.00
Wtd Average Price 59.11 60.62 57.43 64.25
Average Weight 476 477 476 471
Head Count 1,514 596 831 271
500-549 pounds
Price Range 45.21-75.00 46.04-75.00 45.21-75.00 52.34-75.00
Wtd Average Price 61.89 60.31 59.43 63.90
Average Weight 521 520 520 524
Head Count 1,162 403 578 225
550/up pounds
Price Range 45.21-75.00 46.08-75.00 45.21-75.00 59.90-75.00
Wtd Average Price 65.03 60.96 59.23 68.04
Average Weight 585 579 584 587
Head Count 933 91 181 369
Total Live Basis Head 6,480 2,470 3,646 1,352
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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 365 383 372 361
Head Count 179 13 53 102
400-449 pounds
Price Range 52.19-57.00 - - -
Wtd Average Price 53.47
Average Weight 427 427 427 424
Head Count 191 41 106 52
450-499 pounds
Price Range 57.00-63.11 - - -
Wtd Average Price 60.03
Average Weight 475 476 476 475
Head Count 446 153 273 115
500-549 pounds
Price Range 57.00-69.00 - - -
Wtd Average Price 63.66
Average Weight 524 524 524 523
Head Count 546 154 304 157
550/up pounds
Price Range 57.00-69.10 - - -
Wtd Average Price 65.68
Average Weight 586 585 586 585
Head Count 603 123 269 239
Total Live Basis Head 1,965 484 1,005 665
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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 385 374 379 527
Head Count 623 359 590 33
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 152 Canada 1,210
Colorado 97 Illinois 728
Indiana 247 Iowa 2,162
Kentucky 86 Michigan 270
Minnesota 1,353 Mississippi 91
Missouri 507 Nebraska 1,249
North Carolina 697 Ohio 336
Oklahoma 181 Pennsylvania 374
South Dakota 172 Texas 238
Wisconsin 67
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