USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 03/26 14:50
03/26/2026 | 2:50 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 03/26 14:50
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Thu, Mar 26, 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 4,597 4,597 3,742 7,132
Other Market Formula 18,443 18,443 11,957 21,727
Swine/Pork Market Formula 132,167 132,167 142,482 122,195
Other Purchase Arrangement 59,762 59,762 68,359 64,916
Negotiated Formula 335 335 1,125 258
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 34,913 34,913 40,506 28,910
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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 2,490
Lowest Base Price 90.00
Highest Base Price 92.00
Weighted Average Price 90.89
Change from Previous Day -.76
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 170
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 2,660
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 20,177 8,163 12,953 7,224
Lowest Base Price 79.92 80.95
Highest Base Price 103.13 103.13
Weighted Average Price 88.12 89.55
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 152,886 86,805 103,848 44,421
Lowest Base Price 79.28 79.28 79.28 80.90
Highest Base Price 97.40 96.53 96.53 97.40
Weighted Average Price 89.49 89.33 89.27 89.75
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 60,593 33,991 36,251 21,896
Lowest Base Price 75.00 81.57 81.57 75.00
Highest Base Price 106.21 102.71 102.71 106.21
Weighted Average Price 89.47 90.01 90.24 88.00
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,681
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 305
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,986
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# -25.00 -13.00 175# -4.00 .00 205# .00 4.00
155# -25.00 -10.00 185# -1.50 .00 215# .00 4.00
165# -25.00 -5.00 195# .00 3.00 225# .00 2.00
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog3 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 53.51
Price Range $90.00 - $95.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 6,008 Colorado 160
Iowa 86,416 Idaho 167
Illinois 16,772 Indiana 15,714
Kansas 725 Kentucky 3,514
Michigan 9,081 Minnesota 46,264
Missouri 3,699 North Carolina 7,468
North Dakota 180 Nebraska 14,604
Ohio 20,655 Oklahoma 1,917
Pennsylvania 6,465 South Dakota 8,115
Tennessee 1,485 Wisconsin 808
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