USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 03/30 14:45
03/30/2026 | 2:45 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 03/30 14:45
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Mon, Mar 30, 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 6,344 6,344 4,049 2,290
Other Market Formula 30,963 30,963 25,618 25,797
Swine/Pork Market Formula 141,705 141,705 165,850 135,495
Other Purchase Arrangement 74,407 74,407 110,072 128,216
Negotiated Formula 165 165 530
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 32,590 32,590 38,686 43,035
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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 4,015
Lowest Base Price 88.00
Highest Base Price 92.00
Weighted Average Price 90.92 90.95 91.00
Change from Previous Day .40 -.07 -.02
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 165
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 4,180
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 33,143 16,137 25,963 7,180
Lowest Base Price 79.25 79.36
Highest Base Price 108.48 108.48
Weighted Average Price 87.45 90.56
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 158,049 89,763 108,874 44,126
Lowest Base Price 78.62 80.35 78.62 81.01
Highest Base Price 95.00 95.00 95.00 94.18
Weighted Average Price 88.85 88.50 88.41 89.56
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 75,516 43,688 45,795 27,439
Lowest Base Price 80.55 81.65 81.65 80.55
Highest Base Price 106.21 96.61 96.61 106.21
Weighted Average Price 87.95 88.51 88.60 86.50
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,616
Lowest Base Price 59.25
Highest Base Price 75.00
Weighted Average Price 70.62 72.51
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 280
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,896
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# -9.15 -1.35 205# .00 4.00
155# -25.00 -10.00 185# -1.50 .00 215# .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 Hog1 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 53.10
Price Range $91.00 - $96.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 5,614 Iowa 101,377
Illinois 18,000 Indiana 23,552
Kansas 1,729 Kentucky 1,440
Michigan 8,757 Minnesota 53,629
Missouri 3,900 Montana 675
North Carolina 7,133 Nebraska 20,517
Ohio 20,839 Oklahoma 2,080
Pennsylvania 5,307 South Dakota 8,190
Tennessee 1,980 Wisconsin 1,455
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