USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 03/06 14:55
03/06/2026 | 2:55 pm CST USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 03/06 14:55
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Fri, Mar 06, 2026
DAILY DIRECT AFTERNOON HOG REPORT
Current Volume by Purchase Type
Barrows and Gilts Live and Carcass Basis
Estimated Actual Actual Actual
Today Today Week Ago Year Ago
Producer Sold
Negotiated 4,224 4,224 2,711 3,588
Other Market Formula 35,050 35,050 33,798 34,019
Swine/Pork Market Formula 130,536 130,536 136,068 141,078
Other Purchase Arrangement 64,986 64,986 64,517 51,269
Negotiated Formula 215 215 339
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 32,001 32,001 38,310 33,001
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Volume and Price Range For Barrows and Gilts
Purchased Swine (Including Packer Sold)
National Iowa/ Western Eastern
Minnesota Cornbelt Cornbelt
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Negotiated (carcass basis)
Head Count 4,709
Lowest Base Price 88.00
Highest Base Price 93.00
Weighted Average Price 91.69 91.83 91.83
Change from Previous Day 1.95 1.03 2.10
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 50
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 4,759
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 35,411 9,825 16,423 18,988
Lowest Base Price 78.18 82.39
Highest Base Price 109.00 109.00
Weighted Average Price 89.17 88.53
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 150,474 84,318 98,836 46,371
Lowest Base Price 81.11 82.23 81.11 83.12
Highest Base Price 95.68 95.68 95.68 93.55
Weighted Average Price 89.51 89.24 89.22 89.99
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 64,179 32,586 35,208 26,551
Lowest Base Price 81.25 81.25 81.25 82.48
Highest Base Price 104.77 102.18 102.18 104.77
Weighted Average Price 90.50 91.09 91.32 89.21
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 683
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 165
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 848
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
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DAILY DIRECT AFTERNOON HOG REPORT (PDF) (LSDLM_HG217) DAILY
DIRECT NEGOTIATED HOG PURCHASE MATRIX
REPRESENTING INDIVIDUAL PACKER CARCASS MERIT BUYING PROGRAMS
based on both Fat and Muscle Measurements for a 200 lb Carcass Basis
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CARCASS WEIGHT DIFFERENTIALS
145# -30.00 -13.00 175# -4.00 1.00 205# .00 4.00
155# -30.00 -5.00 185# -1.50 1.50 215# -8.00 4.00
165# -25.00 .00 195# .00 3.00 225# -30.00 2.00
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog1 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 53.76
Price Range $91.00 - $99.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 6,984 Colorado 156
Iowa 88,563 Illinois 19,120
Indiana 18,925 Kansas 958
Kentucky 918 Michigan 7,701
Minnesota 43,516 Missouri 3,831
Montana 223 North Carolina 7,506
North Dakota 345 Nebraska 14,293
Ohio 37,455 Oklahoma 1,908
Pennsylvania 6,566 South Dakota 7,250
Wisconsin 645
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