USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 12/19 07:50
12/19/2025 | 7:59 am CST USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 12/19 07:50
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Fri, Dec 19, 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 6,307 6,905 7,733
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,765 1,423 1,236
Other Purchase Arrangement 337 217 232
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,575 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 6,529 2,726 3,485 1,811
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,529 2,726 3,485 1,811
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,401 247 934 706
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 717 416 668 10
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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 30.00-65.50 40.00-65.50 30.00-65.50 37.00-62.00
Wtd Average Price 50.07 50.35 49.36 51.29
Average Weight 367 371 370 357
Head Count 1,512 655 1,001 357
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-74.00 30.00-74.00 30.00-74.00 46.00-65.00
Wtd Average Price 53.06 52.42 52.16 58.59
Average Weight 426 427 426 425
Head Count 1,051 710 794 188
450-499 pounds
Price Range 37.00-74.00 37.00-74.00 37.00-74.00 54.60-66.75
Wtd Average Price 58.68 60.34 58.12 59.03
Average Weight 475 475 475 472
Head Count 1,093 591 697 196
500-549 pounds
Price Range 37.00-74.00 37.00-74.00 37.00-74.00 53.00-66.61
Wtd Average Price 59.75 56.58 56.18 62.95
Average Weight 521 520 520 522
Head Count 1,687 609 748 569
550/up pounds
Price Range 44.40-74.00 45.80-74.00 44.40-74.00 -
Wtd Average Price 59.88 56.98 56.41
Average Weight 587 588 586 596
Head Count 642 161 245 164
Total Live Basis Head 5,985 2,726 3,485 1,474
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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 30.00-65.50 40.00-65.50 30.00-65.50 37.00-62.00
Wtd Average Price 50.07 50.35 49.36 51.29
Average Weight 367 371 370 357
Head Count 1,512 655 1,001 357
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-74.00 30.00-74.00 30.00-74.00 46.00-65.00
Wtd Average Price 53.06 52.42 52.16 58.59
Average Weight 426 427 426 425
Head Count 1,051 710 794 188
450-499 pounds
Price Range 37.00-74.00 37.00-74.00 37.00-74.00 54.60-66.75
Wtd Average Price 58.68 60.34 58.12 59.03
Average Weight 475 475 475 472
Head Count 1,093 591 697 196
500-549 pounds
Price Range 37.00-74.00 37.00-74.00 37.00-74.00 53.00-66.61
Wtd Average Price 59.75 56.58 56.18 62.95
Average Weight 521 520 520 522
Head Count 1,687 609 748 569
550/up pounds
Price Range 44.40-74.00 45.80-74.00 44.40-74.00 -
Wtd Average Price 59.88 56.98 56.41
Average Weight 587 588 586 596
Head Count 642 161 245 164
Total Live Basis Head 5,985 2,726 3,485 1,474
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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 365 371 368
Head Count 215 69 99
400-449 pounds
Price Range 45.45-57.89 - - -
Wtd Average Price 54.68
Average Weight 427 427 428 427
Head Count 320 5 78 172
450-499 pounds
Price Range 45.45-63.83 - - -
Wtd Average Price 60.66
Average Weight 475 477 477 474
Head Count 543 41 206 228
500-549 pounds
Price Range 58.08-64.67 - - -
Wtd Average Price 61.80
Average Weight 524 523 525 522
Head Count 472 36 226 97
550/up pounds
Price Range 61.16-67.58 - - -
Wtd Average Price 64.41
Average Weight 586 595 585 582
Head Count 500 48 237 110
Total Live Basis Head 2,050 130 816 706
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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 338 338 337 363
Head Count 670 416 668 2
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 113 Canada 1,346
Illinois 1,208 Indiana 126
Iowa 2,045 Kentucky 47
Michigan 84 Minnesota 1,344
Mississippi 171 Missouri 390
Nebraska 1,173 North Carolina 559
Ohio 369 Oklahoma 336
Pennsylvania 183 South Dakota 135
Texas 238 Wisconsin 117
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