USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 02/19 07:55
02/19/2026 | 8:00 am CST USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 02/19 07:55
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Thu, Feb 19, 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 6,558 6,550 6,892
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,763 1,477 1,481
Other Purchase Arrangement 329 237 163
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,815 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 6,871 2,457 3,599 2,399
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,871 2,457 3,599 2,399
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 2,681 425 1,089 994
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 584 440 528 56
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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 25.00-78.00 30.00-78.00 25.00-78.00 58.00-75.77
Wtd Average Price 64.05 65.99 63.82 67.00
Average Weight 368 370 369 369
Head Count 1,035 321 777 130
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-84.00 30.00-84.00 30.00-84.00 58.00-75.94
Wtd Average Price 68.61 68.62 67.61 69.15
Average Weight 423 424 422 424
Head Count 1,162 538 858 184
450-499 pounds
Price Range 56.50-84.00 58.00-84.00 58.00-84.00 56.50-79.50
Wtd Average Price 75.59 75.27 75.10 75.16
Average Weight 476 476 475 474
Head Count 1,374 495 606 491
500-549 pounds
Price Range 58.00-84.00 68.26-84.00 67.14-84.00 71.00-82.91
Wtd Average Price 76.95 77.66 77.33 77.65
Average Weight 523 523 521 525
Head Count 1,628 643 822 686
550/up pounds
Price Range 71.00-84.00 73.01-84.00 73.01-84.00 75.00-82.69
Wtd Average Price 77.96 77.19 77.53 79.91
Average Weight 591 609 603 578
Head Count 833 227 303 302
Total Live Basis Head 6,032 2,224 3,366 1,793
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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 25.00-78.00 30.00-78.00 25.00-78.00 58.00-75.77
Wtd Average Price 64.05 65.99 63.82 67.00
Average Weight 368 370 369 369
Head Count 1,035 321 777 130
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-84.00 30.00-84.00 30.00-84.00 58.00-75.94
Wtd Average Price 68.61 68.62 67.61 69.15
Average Weight 423 424 422 424
Head Count 1,162 538 858 184
450-499 pounds
Price Range 56.50-84.00 58.00-84.00 58.00-84.00 56.50-79.50
Wtd Average Price 75.59 75.27 75.10 75.16
Average Weight 476 476 475 474
Head Count 1,374 495 606 491
500-549 pounds
Price Range 58.00-84.00 68.26-84.00 67.14-84.00 71.00-82.91
Wtd Average Price 76.95 77.66 77.33 77.65
Average Weight 523 523 521 525
Head Count 1,628 643 822 686
550/up pounds
Price Range 71.00-84.00 73.01-84.00 73.01-84.00 75.00-82.69
Wtd Average Price 77.96 77.19 77.53 79.91
Average Weight 591 609 603 578
Head Count 833 227 303 302
Total Live Basis Head 6,032 2,224 3,366 1,793
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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 375 373 375 378
Head Count 199 38 80 71
400-449 pounds
Price Range 63.71-70.78 - - -
Wtd Average Price 68.33
Average Weight 426 425 428 422
Head Count 330 47 122 126
450-499 pounds
Price Range 72.51-80.08 - - -
Wtd Average Price 77.28
Average Weight 475 470 475 475
Head Count 577 64 245 193
500-549 pounds
Price Range 73.19-80.77 - - -
Wtd Average Price 77.47
Average Weight 524 525 525 523
Head Count 712 48 227 320
550/up pounds
Price Range 72.92-80.50 - - -
Wtd Average Price 77.70
Average Weight 584 582 584 584
Head Count 462 13 200 98
Total Live Basis Head 2,280 210 874 808
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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 359 358 358 365
Head Count 540 440 528 12
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Arkansas 69 Canada 779
Illinois 1,280 Indiana 137
Iowa 1,937 Kansas 65
Kentucky 91 Michigan 450
Minnesota 1,385 Mississippi 90
Missouri 709 Nebraska 843
North Carolina 694 Ohio 413
Oklahoma 381 Pennsylvania 338
South Dakota 277 Texas 242
Wisconsin 285
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