USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 02/16 07:55
02/16/2026 | 8:00 am CST USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 02/16 07:55
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Mon, Feb 16, 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 6,646 7,034 6,951
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,104 1,366 1,616
Other Purchase Arrangement 158 190 261
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,281 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 6,737 2,850 3,357 2,141
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,737 2,850 3,357 2,141
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 1,904 180 896 399
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 390 226 384 6
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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 30.00-78.00 30.00-78.00 30.00-78.00 54.00-70.60
Wtd Average Price 64.12 64.64 64.78 63.28
Average Weight 374 373 374 367
Head Count 1,419 754 940 245
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-82.00 30.00-82.00 30.00-82.00 -
Wtd Average Price 67.29 70.45 68.73
Average Weight 424 425 424 421
Head Count 915 493 583 209
450-499 pounds
Price Range 54.00-82.00 54.00-82.00 54.00-82.00 61.50-76.00
Wtd Average Price 72.15 70.64 70.42 72.60
Average Weight 474 475 475 473
Head Count 1,421 441 508 524
500-549 pounds
Price Range 61.27-82.00 70.00-82.00 61.27-82.00 66.92-78.88
Wtd Average Price 73.72 72.44 72.28 75.49
Average Weight 524 523 524 523
Head Count 2,017 871 973 737
550/up pounds
Price Range 61.27-82.00 70.00-82.00 61.27-82.00 69.80-79.00
Wtd Average Price 74.88 73.04 73.23 76.29
Average Weight 587 588 587 585
Head Count 641 171 233 222
Total Live Basis Head 6,413 2,730 3,237 1,937
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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 30.00-78.00 30.00-78.00 30.00-78.00 54.00-70.60
Wtd Average Price 64.12 64.64 64.78 63.28
Average Weight 374 373 374 367
Head Count 1,419 754 940 245
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-82.00 30.00-82.00 30.00-82.00 -
Wtd Average Price 67.29 70.45 68.73
Average Weight 424 425 424 421
Head Count 915 493 583 209
450-499 pounds
Price Range 54.00-82.00 54.00-82.00 54.00-82.00 61.50-76.00
Wtd Average Price 72.15 70.64 70.42 72.60
Average Weight 474 475 475 473
Head Count 1,421 441 508 524
500-549 pounds
Price Range 61.27-82.00 70.00-82.00 61.27-82.00 66.92-78.88
Wtd Average Price 73.72 72.44 72.28 75.49
Average Weight 524 523 524 523
Head Count 2,017 871 973 737
550/up pounds
Price Range 61.27-82.00 70.00-82.00 61.27-82.00 69.80-79.00
Wtd Average Price 74.88 73.04 73.23 76.29
Average Weight 587 588 587 585
Head Count 641 171 233 222
Total Live Basis Head 6,413 2,730 3,237 1,937
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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 364 367 350
Head Count 140 81 42
400-449 pounds
Price Range 61.22-70.42 - - -
Wtd Average Price 65.62
Average Weight 425 427 425
Head Count 259 109 59
450-499 pounds
Price Range 62.48-77.97 - - -
Wtd Average Price 73.10
Average Weight 475 468 475 477
Head Count 440 11 205 80
500-549 pounds
Price Range 63.53-79.93 - - -
Wtd Average Price 73.81
Average Weight 524 526 523 522
Head Count 559 31 240 152
550/up pounds
Price Range 71.63-84.03 - - -
Wtd Average Price 76.08
Average Weight 587 588 583 591
Head Count 408 40 163 66
Total Live Basis Head 1,806 82 798 399
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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 383 397 383
Head Count 384 226 384
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 51 Canada 1,047
Illinois 979 Indiana 58
Iowa 2,162 Kansas 97
Kentucky 227 Michigan 100
Minnesota 1,094 Mississippi 83
Missouri 486 Montana 152
Nebraska 652 North Carolina 521
Ohio 288 Oklahoma 426
Pennsylvania 351 South Dakota 146
Texas 172 Wisconsin 97
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