USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 12/17 08:05
12/17/2025 | 8:05 am CST USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 12/17 08:05
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Wed, Dec 17, 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 6,758 7,541 7,046
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,258 1,512 1,656
Other Purchase Arrangement 458 302 182
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,679 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 7,265 2,927 3,782 1,928
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 7,265 2,927 3,782 1,928
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,071 445 844 610
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 359 295 295 0
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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 30.00-66.00 30.00-66.00 30.00-66.00 45.75-56.35
Wtd Average Price 50.16 52.40 51.09 50.14
Average Weight 371 370 370 375
Head Count 1,402 806 1,052 94
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-73.00 30.00-73.00 30.00-73.00 47.00-73.00
Wtd Average Price 53.89 55.99 53.78 56.31
Average Weight 424 425 423 425
Head Count 1,301 756 946 237
450-499 pounds
Price Range 37.00-73.00 37.00-73.00 37.00-73.00 53.63-73.00
Wtd Average Price 59.33 58.52 56.10 62.10
Average Weight 476 473 474 477
Head Count 1,694 488 697 647
500-549 pounds
Price Range 37.00-73.00 48.00-73.00 44.43-73.00 53.63-73.00
Wtd Average Price 59.32 59.29 57.88 61.11
Average Weight 523 523 523 522
Head Count 1,591 570 771 447
550/up pounds
Price Range 48.00-74.00 48.00-74.00 48.00-74.00 53.63-73.00
Wtd Average Price 63.08 61.69 61.80 64.61
Average Weight 584 582 581 588
Head Count 860 307 316 268
Total Live Basis Head 6,848 2,927 3,782 1,693
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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 30.00-66.00 30.00-66.00 30.00-66.00 45.75-56.35
Wtd Average Price 50.16 52.40 51.09 50.14
Average Weight 371 370 370 375
Head Count 1,402 806 1,052 94
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-73.00 30.00-73.00 30.00-73.00 47.00-73.00
Wtd Average Price 53.89 55.99 53.78 56.31
Average Weight 424 425 423 425
Head Count 1,301 756 946 237
450-499 pounds
Price Range 37.00-73.00 37.00-73.00 37.00-73.00 53.63-73.00
Wtd Average Price 59.33 58.52 56.10 62.10
Average Weight 476 473 474 477
Head Count 1,694 488 697 647
500-549 pounds
Price Range 37.00-73.00 48.00-73.00 44.43-73.00 53.63-73.00
Wtd Average Price 59.32 59.29 57.88 61.11
Average Weight 523 523 523 522
Head Count 1,591 570 771 447
550/up pounds
Price Range 48.00-74.00 48.00-74.00 48.00-74.00 53.63-73.00
Wtd Average Price 63.08 61.69 61.80 64.61
Average Weight 584 582 581 588
Head Count 860 307 316 268
Total Live Basis Head 6,848 2,927 3,782 1,693
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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 362 349 359 375
Head Count 214 11 78 65
400-449 pounds
Price Range 49.50-55.93 - - -
Wtd Average Price 52.82
Average Weight 427 428 427 425
Head Count 352 50 136 118
450-499 pounds
Price Range 52.00-63.49 - - -
Wtd Average Price 60.18
Average Weight 475 475 474 476
Head Count 423 63 168 155
500-549 pounds
Price Range 52.00-65.30 - - -
Wtd Average Price 62.22
Average Weight 525 525 524 528
Head Count 500 69 165 186
550/up pounds
Price Range 52.00-68.39 - - -
Wtd Average Price 64.03
Average Weight 584 585 581 591
Head Count 317 53 98 86
Total Live Basis Head 1,806 246 645 610
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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 309 309 309
Head Count 282 282 282
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 108 Canada 1,097
Colorado 53 Illinois 1,058
Indiana 163 Iowa 2,561
Kansas 148 Kentucky 96
Michigan 296 Minnesota 1,106
Mississippi 172 Missouri 412
Montana 98 Nebraska 805
North Carolina 606 Ohio 262
Oklahoma 583 Pennsylvania 111
Texas 297 Wisconsin 121
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