USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 03/17 14:45
03/17/2026 | 2:45 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 03/17 14:45
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Tue, Mar 17, 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 10,910 10,910 7,379 13,781
Other Market Formula 19,974 19,974 19,523 16,851
Swine/Pork Market Formula 124,501 124,501 125,601 120,980
Other Purchase Arrangement 64,481 64,481 60,824 64,068
Negotiated Formula 100 100 525 160
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 32,915 32,915 32,691 27,456
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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 9,597
Lowest Base Price 86.00
Highest Base Price 93.50
Weighted Average Price 92.18 92.35 92.34
Change from Previous Day 1.45
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 740
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 10,337
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 19,051 11,588 15,258 3,793
Lowest Base Price 78.25 83.46
Highest Base Price 95.07 95.00
Weighted Average Price 88.59 89.90
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 144,371 77,212 94,054 45,271
Lowest Base Price 82.20 84.16 82.26 82.20
Highest Base Price 97.03 97.03 97.03 94.62
Weighted Average Price 90.46 90.30 90.25 90.73
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 64,836 35,183 38,620 24,279
Lowest Base Price 81.89 83.00 83.00 81.89
Highest Base Price 105.68 102.60 102.60 105.68
Weighted Average Price 91.05 91.65 91.77 89.69
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,247
Lowest Base Price 64.00
Highest Base Price 72.00
Weighted Average Price 67.80 67.53 67.53
Change from Previous Day -2.88
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 140
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,387
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# -9.35 1.00 205# .00 4.00
155# -30.00 -10.00 185# -1.50 1.50 215# .00 4.00
165# -25.00 -3.37 195# .00 3.00 225# -1.33 2.00
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog6 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 54.63
Price Range $93.00 - $98.50
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 6,381 Iowa 83,415
Illinois 15,503 Indiana 22,074
Kansas 1,012 Kentucky 1,539
Maryland 320 Michigan 8,527
Minnesota 51,925 Missouri 4,246
Montana 226 North Carolina 7,366
Nebraska 13,075 Ohio 19,814
Oklahoma 1,993 Pennsylvania 6,342
South Dakota 8,507 Wisconsin 616
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