USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 12/15 08:00
12/15/2025 | 8:00 am CST USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 12/15 08:00
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Mon, Dec 15, 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 7,767 8,107 8,086
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,511 1,965 1,103
Other Purchase Arrangement 317 426 160
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,564 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 7,520 3,115 4,034 2,406
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 7,520 3,115 4,034 2,406
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,611 454 1,280 955
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 711 293 661 49
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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 30.00-67.00 30.00-67.00 30.00-67.00 -
Wtd Average Price 49.27 49.80 49.45
Average Weight 371 370 368 372
Head Count 1,436 797 1,027 213
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-75.00 30.00-75.00 30.00-75.00 46.00-65.25
Wtd Average Price 51.93 53.98 52.20 53.11
Average Weight 424 424 423 425
Head Count 1,849 1,045 1,397 336
450-499 pounds
Price Range 37.00-75.00 37.00-75.00 37.00-75.00 40.00-66.09
Wtd Average Price 58.99 57.15 57.18 59.82
Average Weight 475 476 476 473
Head Count 1,485 515 663 629
500-549 pounds
Price Range 52.10-75.00 53.00-75.00 53.00-75.00 54.80-70.17
Wtd Average Price 60.80 57.65 58.01 62.58
Average Weight 523 522 521 525
Head Count 1,429 500 624 516
550/up pounds
Price Range 53.00-75.00 53.00-75.00 53.00-75.00 54.80-69.90
Wtd Average Price 63.89 59.66 59.56 65.97
Average Weight 585 595 594 580
Head Count 1,193 258 323 696
Total Live Basis Head 7,392 3,115 4,034 2,390
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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 30.00-67.00 30.00-67.00 30.00-67.00 -
Wtd Average Price 49.27 49.80 49.45
Average Weight 371 370 368 372
Head Count 1,436 797 1,027 213
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-75.00 30.00-75.00 30.00-75.00 46.00-65.25
Wtd Average Price 51.93 53.98 52.20 53.11
Average Weight 424 424 423 425
Head Count 1,849 1,045 1,397 336
450-499 pounds
Price Range 37.00-75.00 37.00-75.00 37.00-75.00 40.00-66.09
Wtd Average Price 58.99 57.15 57.18 59.82
Average Weight 475 476 476 473
Head Count 1,485 515 663 629
500-549 pounds
Price Range 52.10-75.00 53.00-75.00 53.00-75.00 54.80-70.17
Wtd Average Price 60.80 57.65 58.01 62.58
Average Weight 523 522 521 525
Head Count 1,429 500 624 516
550/up pounds
Price Range 53.00-75.00 53.00-75.00 53.00-75.00 54.80-69.90
Wtd Average Price 63.89 59.66 59.56 65.97
Average Weight 585 595 594 580
Head Count 1,193 258 323 696
Total Live Basis Head 7,392 3,115 4,034 2,390
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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 45.85-54.87 - - -
Wtd Average Price 52.00
Average Weight 370 365 370 368
Head Count 128 15 76 2
400-449 pounds
Price Range 47.31-55.21 - - -
Wtd Average Price 52.13
Average Weight 428 430 428 431
Head Count 326 51 190 58
450-499 pounds
Price Range 47.32-63.05 - - -
Wtd Average Price 59.80
Average Weight 476 477 476 475
Head Count 731 121 399 233
500-549 pounds
Price Range 59.76-67.26 - - -
Wtd Average Price 63.28
Average Weight 522 525 522 521
Head Count 833 148 355 408
550/up pounds
Price Range 62.80-67.93 - - -
Wtd Average Price 65.24
Average Weight 584 584 583 580
Head Count 439 119 260 100
Total Live Basis Head 2,457 454 1,280 801
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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 397 390 391 385
Head Count 663 293 661 1
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 55 Canada 897
Illinois 1,173 Indiana 217
Iowa 2,229 Kentucky 172
Michigan 656 Minnesota 1,633
Missouri 380 Montana 177
Nebraska 1,666 North Carolina 937
Ohio 205 Oklahoma 88
Pennsylvania 349 South Dakota 67
Texas 240 Wisconsin 18
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