USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 03/20 14:55
03/20/2026 | 3:03 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 03/20 14:55
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Fri, Mar 20, 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 2,759 2,759 3,796 4,823
Other Market Formula 25,198 25,198 48,192 24,538
Swine/Pork Market Formula 120,347 120,347 130,238 136,394
Other Purchase Arrangement 50,175 50,175 64,744 58,455
Negotiated Formula 685 685 479 165
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 26,527 26,527 36,063 29,347
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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 870
Lowest Base Price 88.00
Highest Base Price 92.00
Weighted Average Price 90.38 91.38 91.38
Change from Previous Day -2.42 -1.85 -1.85
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 355
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,225
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 25,303 16,245 23,241 2,062
Lowest Base Price 79.11 80.95
Highest Base Price 95.07 93.55
Weighted Average Price 86.87 86.25
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 134,948 70,924 82,059 47,966
Lowest Base Price 80.72 83.05 80.72 82.55
Highest Base Price 97.73 97.73 97.73 96.30
Weighted Average Price 90.93 90.93 90.99 90.66
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 50,247 24,628 26,596 21,535
Lowest Base Price 82.48 83.85 83.85 82.48
Highest Base Price 105.68 102.93 102.93 105.68
Weighted Average Price 90.64 91.62 91.76 89.05
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 949
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 470
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,419
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 -14.62 175# -4.00 1.00 205# .00 4.00
155# -30.00 -5.00 185# .00 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 Hog7 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 54.08
Price Range $92.23 - $97.50
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 6,363 Colorado 160
Iowa 77,725 Illinois 19,474
Indiana 18,341 Kansas 631
Kentucky 1,289 Michigan 7,330
Minnesota 36,800 Missouri 3,798
Montana 225 North Carolina 7,436
North Dakota 170 Nebraska 12,226
Ohio 18,746 Oklahoma 2,122
Pennsylvania 5,696 South Dakota 6,486
Wisconsin 662
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