USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 12/23 07:55
12/23/2025 | 8:00 am CST USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 12/23 07:55
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Tue, Dec 23, 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 7,275 6,857 0
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,636 1,451 0
Other Purchase Arrangement 0 32 0
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,301 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 7,648 2,979 3,861 2,497
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 7,648 2,979 3,861 2,497
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,038 716 1,173 507
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 526 319 404 113
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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 30.00-75.00 30.00-75.00 30.00-75.00 -
Wtd Average Price 53.65 56.44 54.24
Average Weight 369 366 366 377
Head Count 1,304 838 1,151 93
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-77.00 30.00-77.00 30.00-77.00 40.00-61.09
Wtd Average Price 53.86 54.44 54.42 52.18
Average Weight 422 420 421 428
Head Count 963 703 854 60
450-499 pounds
Price Range 37.00-78.00 37.00-78.00 37.00-78.00 52.11-64.56
Wtd Average Price 59.18 58.85 58.97 60.38
Average Weight 474 472 473 477
Head Count 1,551 489 716 756
500-549 pounds
Price Range 52.11-71.00 53.00-71.00 53.00-71.00 52.11-67.28
Wtd Average Price 61.77 61.07 60.69 61.38
Average Weight 523 522 521 523
Head Count 1,920 448 540 709
550/up pounds
Price Range 53.00-80.00 55.00-80.00 53.00-80.00 55.65-67.23
Wtd Average Price 62.46 64.46 62.56 64.20
Average Weight 586 595 592 578
Head Count 1,077 293 392 451
Total Live Basis Head 6,815 2,771 3,653 2,069
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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 30.00-75.00 30.00-75.00 30.00-75.00 -
Wtd Average Price 53.65 56.44 54.24
Average Weight 369 366 366 377
Head Count 1,304 838 1,151 93
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-77.00 30.00-77.00 30.00-77.00 40.00-61.09
Wtd Average Price 53.86 54.44 54.42 52.18
Average Weight 422 420 421 428
Head Count 963 703 854 60
450-499 pounds
Price Range 37.00-78.00 37.00-78.00 37.00-78.00 52.11-64.56
Wtd Average Price 59.18 58.85 58.97 60.38
Average Weight 474 472 473 477
Head Count 1,551 489 716 756
500-549 pounds
Price Range 52.11-71.00 53.00-71.00 53.00-71.00 52.11-67.28
Wtd Average Price 61.77 61.07 60.69 61.38
Average Weight 523 522 521 523
Head Count 1,920 448 540 709
550/up pounds
Price Range 53.00-80.00 55.00-80.00 53.00-80.00 55.65-67.23
Wtd Average Price 62.46 64.46 62.56 64.20
Average Weight 586 595 592 578
Head Count 1,077 293 392 451
Total Live Basis Head 6,815 2,771 3,653 2,069
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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 49.71-55.00 - - -
Wtd Average Price 51.38
Average Weight 365 375 368 361
Head Count 332 18 73 200
400-449 pounds
Price Range 53.60-61.97 - - -
Wtd Average Price 55.50
Average Weight 426 426 427 424
Head Count 306 43 128 117
450-499 pounds
Price Range 55.00-63.18 - - -
Wtd Average Price 59.56
Average Weight 475 476 475 471
Head Count 439 119 244 110
500-549 pounds
Price Range 55.00-63.66 - - -
Wtd Average Price 61.03
Average Weight 524 526 525 521
Head Count 392 147 248 62
550/up pounds
Price Range 60.42-63.96 - - -
Wtd Average Price 61.87
Average Weight 585 583 583 594
Head Count 290 144 203 16
Total Live Basis Head 1,759 471 896 505
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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 20.00-33.45 - - -
Wtd Average Price 30.51
Average Weight 444 441 436 467
Head Count 295 253 281 5
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 187 Canada 1,052
Colorado 93 Illinois 1,139
Indiana 247 Iowa 2,500
Kansas 209 Kentucky 96
Michigan 268 Minnesota 1,514
Mississippi 180 Missouri 413
Montana 85 Nebraska 643
North Carolina 785 Ohio 92
Oklahoma 80 Pennsylvania 216
South Dakota 159 Texas 160
Wisconsin 94
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