USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 12/16 08:00
12/16/2025 | 8:00 am CST USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 12/16 08:00
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Tue, Dec 16, 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 6,857 8,250 7,079
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,451 1,114 1,428
Other Purchase Arrangement 32 163 335
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,264 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 6,965 2,620 3,461 2,070
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,965 2,620 3,461 2,070
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,008 432 831 438
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 599 330 510 75
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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 -
Wtd Average Price 50.04 50.43 49.20
Average Weight 370 373 372 374
Head Count 1,564 857 1,248 106
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-62.00 30.00-56.00 30.00-57.00 -
Wtd Average Price 50.99 51.46 50.36
Average Weight 425 425 425 427
Head Count 866 433 544 118
450-499 pounds
Price Range 30.00-74.00 30.00-74.00 30.00-74.00 55.75-63.39
Wtd Average Price 59.69 59.90 59.86 60.72
Average Weight 475 474 475 477
Head Count 1,150 535 624 260
500-549 pounds
Price Range 50.86-76.00 53.00-76.00 53.00-76.00 55.75-67.77
Wtd Average Price 62.81 60.50 60.77 64.14
Average Weight 525 523 524 525
Head Count 1,589 270 434 857
550/up pounds
Price Range 52.81-78.00 53.00-78.00 53.00-78.00 55.75-68.17
Wtd Average Price 64.24 64.30 63.11 65.74
Average Weight 584 585 585 585
Head Count 1,003 317 403 255
Total Live Basis Head 6,172 2,412 3,253 1,596
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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 -
Wtd Average Price 50.04 50.43 49.20
Average Weight 370 373 372 374
Head Count 1,564 857 1,248 106
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-62.00 30.00-56.00 30.00-57.00 -
Wtd Average Price 50.99 51.46 50.36
Average Weight 425 425 425 427
Head Count 866 433 544 118
450-499 pounds
Price Range 30.00-74.00 30.00-74.00 30.00-74.00 55.75-63.39
Wtd Average Price 59.69 59.90 59.86 60.72
Average Weight 475 474 475 477
Head Count 1,150 535 624 260
500-549 pounds
Price Range 50.86-76.00 53.00-76.00 53.00-76.00 55.75-67.77
Wtd Average Price 62.81 60.50 60.77 64.14
Average Weight 525 523 524 525
Head Count 1,589 270 434 857
550/up pounds
Price Range 52.81-78.00 53.00-78.00 53.00-78.00 55.75-68.17
Wtd Average Price 64.24 64.30 63.11 65.74
Average Weight 584 585 585 585
Head Count 1,003 317 403 255
Total Live Basis Head 6,172 2,412 3,253 1,596
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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 46.78-54.48 - - -
Wtd Average Price 50.89
Average Weight 370 383 374 371
Head Count 124 11 21 60
400-449 pounds
Price Range 51.21-55.74 - - -
Wtd Average Price 53.74
Average Weight 427 428 426 428
Head Count 287 74 135 65
450-499 pounds
Price Range 54.00-63.61 - - -
Wtd Average Price 60.81
Average Weight 475 476 474 475
Head Count 469 132 257 71
500-549 pounds
Price Range 54.00-66.39 - - -
Wtd Average Price 63.04
Average Weight 525 527 526 524
Head Count 531 120 213 212
550/up pounds
Price Range 54.00-69.53 - - -
Wtd Average Price 65.63
Average Weight 589 589 590 583
Head Count 327 95 205 30
Total Live Basis Head 1,738 432 831 438
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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 333 305 328
Head Count 524 330 510
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 1,080 Colorado 52
Illinois 752 Indiana 301
Iowa 2,234 Kansas 144
Kentucky 171 Michigan 287
Minnesota 1,148 Missouri 290
Montana 187 Nebraska 709
North Carolina 615 North Dakota 111
Ohio 94 Oklahoma 353
Pennsylvania 285 South Dakota 277
Texas 404 Wisconsin 110
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