USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 12/18 08:00
12/18/2025 | 8:00 am CST USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 12/18 08:00
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Thu, Dec 18, 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 7,107 7,149 6,623
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,242 902 1,102
Other Purchase Arrangement 259 336 329
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,744 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 7,289 2,973 3,548 2,824
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 7,289 2,973 3,548 2,824
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,134 259 937 567
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 670 453 670 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 30.00-70.00 30.00-70.00 30.00-70.00 47.00-69.50
Wtd Average Price 52.80 50.84 49.59 61.26
Average Weight 369 369 370 363
Head Count 1,652 779 939 534
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-72.00 37.00-72.00 37.00-72.00 39.50-71.50
Wtd Average Price 54.00 55.14 54.53 57.06
Average Weight 425 425 425 424
Head Count 1,081 675 745 226
450-499 pounds
Price Range 37.00-74.00 37.00-74.00 37.00-74.00 40.00-73.50
Wtd Average Price 59.55 59.27 58.34 61.34
Average Weight 475 474 475 476
Head Count 1,525 372 467 806
500-549 pounds
Price Range 46.07-72.00 46.15-72.00 46.07-72.00 53.80-68.00
Wtd Average Price 61.69 62.30 61.71 63.16
Average Weight 524 524 524 524
Head Count 1,692 774 877 618
550/up pounds
Price Range 46.07-72.00 47.77-72.00 46.07-72.00 53.80-69.08
Wtd Average Price 60.98 58.97 58.82 64.96
Average Weight 590 585 587 599
Head Count 981 347 494 308
Total Live Basis Head 6,931 2,947 3,522 2,492
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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 47.00-69.50
Wtd Average Price 52.80 50.84 49.59 61.26
Average Weight 369 369 370 363
Head Count 1,652 779 939 534
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-72.00 37.00-72.00 37.00-72.00 39.50-71.50
Wtd Average Price 54.00 55.14 54.53 57.06
Average Weight 425 425 425 424
Head Count 1,081 675 745 226
450-499 pounds
Price Range 37.00-74.00 37.00-74.00 37.00-74.00 40.00-73.50
Wtd Average Price 59.55 59.27 58.34 61.34
Average Weight 475 474 475 476
Head Count 1,525 372 467 806
500-549 pounds
Price Range 46.07-72.00 46.15-72.00 46.07-72.00 53.80-68.00
Wtd Average Price 61.69 62.30 61.71 63.16
Average Weight 524 524 524 524
Head Count 1,692 774 877 618
550/up pounds
Price Range 46.07-72.00 47.77-72.00 46.07-72.00 53.80-69.08
Wtd Average Price 60.98 58.97 58.82 64.96
Average Weight 590 585 587 599
Head Count 981 347 494 308
Total Live Basis Head 6,931 2,947 3,522 2,492
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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 366 365 365 370
Head Count 238 17 81 48
400-449 pounds
Price Range 51.35-56.72 - - -
Wtd Average Price 53.16
Average Weight 426 425 425 426
Head Count 259 31 95 63
450-499 pounds
Price Range 56.32-64.19 - - -
Wtd Average Price 61.14
Average Weight 476 477 476 478
Head Count 491 59 229 134
500-549 pounds
Price Range 52.00-67.31 - - -
Wtd Average Price 63.05
Average Weight 524 525 525 522
Head Count 640 91 283 204
550/up pounds
Price Range 56.32-68.74 - - -
Wtd Average Price 65.28
Average Weight 587 585 583 587
Head Count 433 61 176 118
Total Live Basis Head 2,061 259 864 567
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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 317 323 317
Head Count 640 453 640
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 85 Canada 593
Colorado 100 Georgia 46
Illinois 1,604 Indiana 80
Iowa 2,314 Kentucky 96
Michigan 165 Minnesota 1,371
Mississippi 169 Missouri 438
Nebraska 831 North Carolina 602
Ohio 340 Oklahoma 453
Pennsylvania 338 South Dakota 201
Texas 316 Wisconsin 210
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