USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 12/30 08:00
12/30/2025 | 8:00 am CST USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 12/30 08:00
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Tue, Dec 30, 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 6,129 7,275 7,615
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,757 1,636 915
Other Purchase Arrangement 30 0 100
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 998 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 6,425 2,322 3,041 1,843
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,425 2,322 3,041 1,843
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,323 702 1,172 588
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 136 73 123 13
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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 30.00-67.00 34.25-67.00 30.00-67.00 -
Wtd Average Price 50.32 52.23 50.56
Average Weight 371 370 369 368
Head Count 790 458 705 55
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-76.69 30.00-76.69 30.00-76.69 -
Wtd Average Price 52.23 53.57 52.75
Average Weight 423 423 423 428
Head Count 1,443 725 869 133
450-499 pounds
Price Range 36.50-76.69 39.00-76.69 39.00-76.69 54.63-63.72
Wtd Average Price 57.67 54.86 54.82 59.37
Average Weight 473 470 470 476
Head Count 1,127 283 393 536
500-549 pounds
Price Range 44.25-76.69 47.60-76.69 45.06-76.69 54.63-72.55
Wtd Average Price 62.04 62.32 60.67 64.06
Average Weight 524 524 524 524
Head Count 1,795 637 816 700
550/up pounds
Price Range 55.00-76.69 55.00-76.69 55.00-76.69 56.00-69.25
Wtd Average Price 62.37 60.97 60.66 63.09
Average Weight 582 583 584 578
Head Count 635 219 258 213
Total Live Basis Head 5,790 2,322 3,041 1,637
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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 30.00-67.00 34.25-67.00 30.00-67.00 -
Wtd Average Price 50.32 52.23 50.56
Average Weight 371 370 369 368
Head Count 790 458 705 55
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-76.69 30.00-76.69 30.00-76.69 -
Wtd Average Price 52.23 53.57 52.75
Average Weight 423 423 423 428
Head Count 1,443 725 869 133
450-499 pounds
Price Range 36.50-76.69 39.00-76.69 39.00-76.69 54.63-63.72
Wtd Average Price 57.67 54.86 54.82 59.37
Average Weight 473 470 470 476
Head Count 1,127 283 393 536
500-549 pounds
Price Range 44.25-76.69 47.60-76.69 45.06-76.69 54.63-72.55
Wtd Average Price 62.04 62.32 60.67 64.06
Average Weight 524 524 524 524
Head Count 1,795 637 816 700
550/up pounds
Price Range 55.00-76.69 55.00-76.69 55.00-76.69 56.00-69.25
Wtd Average Price 62.37 60.97 60.66 63.09
Average Weight 582 583 584 578
Head Count 635 219 258 213
Total Live Basis Head 5,790 2,322 3,041 1,637
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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 50.50-57.89 - - -
Wtd Average Price 54.37
Average Weight 369 361 363 384
Head Count 206 74 138 16
400-449 pounds
Price Range 51.53-66.36 - - -
Wtd Average Price 56.38
Average Weight 428 426 427 432
Head Count 338 118 203 63
450-499 pounds
Price Range 53.63-66.72 - - -
Wtd Average Price 61.97
Average Weight 475 475 474 477
Head Count 663 173 299 229
500-549 pounds
Price Range 58.53-70.86 - - -
Wtd Average Price 67.26
Average Weight 524 526 525 521
Head Count 638 178 317 154
550/up pounds
Price Range 59.99-67.72 - - -
Wtd Average Price 64.49
Average Weight 587 587 586 600
Head Count 476 157 213 126
Total Live Basis Head 2,321 700 1,170 588
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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 403 438 403
Head Count 123 73 123
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 79 Canada 1,040
Illinois 1,204 Indiana 216
Iowa 2,140 Kansas 289
Kentucky 193 Michigan 282
Minnesota 957 Missouri 550
Montana 178 Nebraska 365
North Carolina 406 North Dakota 100
Oklahoma 453 Pennsylvania 167
South Dakota 35 Texas 254
Wisconsin 6
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