USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 09/15 14:45
09/15/2026 | 2:45 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 09/15 14:45
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Tue, Sep 15, 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 9,850 9,850 5,296 14,674
Other Market Formula 19,030 19,030 21,507 19,417
Swine/Pork Market Formula 126,484 126,484 138,048 144,540
Other Purchase Arrangement 161,607 161,607 100,908 60,909
Negotiated Formula 995 995 480 649
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 32,145 32,145 35,307 32,844
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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 8,726
Lowest Base Price 83.00
Highest Base Price 88.00
Weighted Average Price 84.58 83.60 83.61
Change from Previous Day 1.76 .20
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 995
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 9,721
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 20,633 9,093 13,422 7,211
Lowest Base Price 72.07 73.38
Highest Base Price 83.14 82.78
Weighted Average Price 77.67 79.38
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 146,504 84,571 100,492 40,894
Lowest Base Price 70.49 73.18 73.18 70.49
Highest Base Price 91.22 91.22 91.22 90.59
Weighted Average Price 83.96 83.64 83.56 84.53
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 161,020 139,494 142,734 17,316
Lowest Base Price 72.77 72.77 72.77 73.88
Highest Base Price 111.53 98.94 98.94 111.53
Weighted Average Price 84.58 84.34 84.35 86.36
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 964
Lowest Base Price 59.25
Highest Base Price 65.95
Weighted Average Price 62.55 64.97
Change from Previous Day -.84 1.73
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 1,104
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# -8.45 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 Hog2 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 52.88
Price Range $83.00 - $89.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 6,264 Iowa 192,098
Illinois 19,437 Indiana 13,885
Kansas 1,543 Kentucky 2,065
Maryland 160 Michigan 6,459
Minnesota 49,363 Missouri 3,384
North Carolina 7,997 Nebraska 14,106
Ohio 15,989 Oklahoma 1,130
Pennsylvania 5,173 South Dakota 8,040
Tennessee 2,282 Wisconsin 640
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