USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 02/20 07:50
02/20/2026 | 7:59 am CST USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 02/20 07:50
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Fri, Feb 20, 2026
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 6,845 6,825 7,149
Swine or Pork Market Formula 918 1,492 1,256
Other Purchase Arrangement 232 299 360
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,821 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 7,272 2,951 3,583 2,254
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 7,272 2,951 3,583 2,254
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 1,738 378 778 571
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 574 406 562 12
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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 30.00-79.00 30.00-79.00 30.00-79.00 64.91-74.50
Wtd Average Price 66.16 68.02 65.93 70.31
Average Weight 369 368 370 358
Head Count 1,347 556 665 369
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-84.00 30.00-84.00 30.00-84.00 58.00-76.06
Wtd Average Price 68.43 68.95 68.63 67.53
Average Weight 425 425 424 425
Head Count 1,189 750 868 211
450-499 pounds
Price Range 60.97-84.00 60.97-84.00 60.97-84.00 64.91-81.25
Wtd Average Price 76.14 76.16 75.53 76.62
Average Weight 475 476 476 474
Head Count 1,587 481 561 580
500-549 pounds
Price Range 63.15-84.00 64.50-84.00 63.15-84.00 74.00-82.88
Wtd Average Price 77.27 77.44 76.96 78.41
Average Weight 525 527 526 523
Head Count 1,857 819 962 538
550/up pounds
Price Range 71.00-84.84 75.00-84.00 74.00-84.00 76.00-84.84
Wtd Average Price 78.65 79.11 78.12 81.50
Average Weight 584 584 583 578
Head Count 1,112 345 527 380
Total Live Basis Head 7,092 2,951 3,583 2,078
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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 30.00-79.00 30.00-79.00 30.00-79.00 64.91-74.50
Wtd Average Price 66.16 68.02 65.93 70.31
Average Weight 369 368 370 358
Head Count 1,347 556 665 369
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-84.00 30.00-84.00 30.00-84.00 58.00-76.06
Wtd Average Price 68.43 68.95 68.63 67.53
Average Weight 425 425 424 425
Head Count 1,189 750 868 211
450-499 pounds
Price Range 60.97-84.00 60.97-84.00 60.97-84.00 64.91-81.25
Wtd Average Price 76.14 76.16 75.53 76.62
Average Weight 475 476 476 474
Head Count 1,587 481 561 580
500-549 pounds
Price Range 63.15-84.00 64.50-84.00 63.15-84.00 74.00-82.88
Wtd Average Price 77.27 77.44 76.96 78.41
Average Weight 525 527 526 523
Head Count 1,857 819 962 538
550/up pounds
Price Range 71.00-84.84 75.00-84.00 74.00-84.00 76.00-84.84
Wtd Average Price 78.65 79.11 78.12 81.50
Average Weight 584 584 583 578
Head Count 1,112 345 527 380
Total Live Basis Head 7,092 2,951 3,583 2,078
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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 364 371 368 371
Head Count 140 26 55 50
400-449 pounds
Price Range 67.47-70.77 - - -
Wtd Average Price 68.68
Average Weight 427 426 426 430
Head Count 236 49 93 105
450-499 pounds
Price Range 71.21-80.05 - - -
Wtd Average Price 77.42
Average Weight 477 478 478 473
Head Count 401 93 181 111
500-549 pounds
Price Range 72.02-80.41 - - -
Wtd Average Price 77.49
Average Weight 523 524 524 519
Head Count 485 122 247 138
550/up pounds
Price Range 71.46-81.46 - - -
Wtd Average Price 78.30
Average Weight 586 582 585 580
Head Count 368 88 202 59
Total Live Basis Head 1,630 378 778 463
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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 368 395 368
Head Count 562 406 562
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 213 Canada 879
Colorado 100 Georgia 105
Illinois 1,115 Indiana 267
Iowa 2,391 Michigan 178
Minnesota 1,344 Mississippi 176
Missouri 239 Montana 90
Nebraska 869 North Carolina 539
Ohio 340 Oklahoma 370
Pennsylvania 275 South Dakota 80
Texas 172 Wisconsin 74
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