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USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 10/29 15:00

USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 10/29 15:00

LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA                             Wed, Oct 29, 2025

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                                  4,403     4,403    11,711     8,490
 Other Market Formula                       23,546    23,546    19,037    59,464
 Swine/Pork Market Formula                 135,732   135,732   135,008   135,247
 Other Purchase Arrangement                 57,493    57,493    74,185    64,893
 Negotiated Formula                          1,281     1,281     1,177     2,461
Pack. Sold (all purchase types)             36,554    36,554    32,906    33,944
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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                          3,385                                    
   Lowest Base Price                   82.00                                    
   Highest Base Price                  90.00                                    
   Weighted Average Price              85.53       86.66       85.91            
   Change from Previous Day            -2.50       -1.47       -2.14            
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
   Head Count                                                                   
   Lowest Base Price                                                            
   Highest Base Price                                                           
   Weighted Average Price                                                       
   Change from Previous Day                                                     
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
   Head Count                          3,385                                    
   Lowest Base Price                                                            
   Highest Base Price                                                           
   Weighted Average Price                                                       
   Change from Previous Day                                                     
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
   Head Count                         24,161      10,189      14,963       9,198
   Lowest Base Price                   69.25       70.37                   71.99
   Highest Base Price                  97.65       94.80                   97.65
   Weighted Average Price              81.40       80.39                   83.16
   Change from Previous Day                                                     
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
   Head Count                        158,782      90,477     108,538      45,891
   Lowest Base Price                   82.45       82.45       82.45       82.45
   Highest Base Price                  95.03       94.27       94.27       95.03
   Weighted Average Price              90.02       89.56       89.56       90.83
   Change from Previous Day                                                     
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
   Head Count                         61,467      36,795      39,905      19,928
   Lowest Base Price                   70.10       70.10       70.10       80.32
   Highest Base Price                 104.68       98.89       98.89      104.68
   Weighted Average Price              89.39       89.04       88.94       89.98
   Change from Previous Day                                                     
Negotiated (live basis)
   Head Count                            671                                    
   Lowest Base Price                   59.00                                    
   Highest Base Price                  69.85                                    
   Weighted Average Price              68.13                                    
   Change from Previous Day             4.16                                    
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
   Head Count                          1,281                                    
   Lowest Base Price                                                            
   Highest Base Price                                                           
   Weighted Average Price                                                       
   Change from Previous Day                                                     
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
   Head Count                          1,952                                    
   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#   -9.00  -1.35         205#     .00   4.00
    155#  -25.00  -9.00         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 Hog0 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin 
depthFFLI: 54.03       
 
Price Range $87.00  - $91.80  
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
 
California              170          Canada                5,607
Iowa                 95,147          Illinois             17,533
Indiana              15,184          Kansas                2,165
Kentucky              3,223          Michigan              9,715
Minnesota            45,641          Missouri              3,700
North Carolina        7,332          North Dakota            557
Nebraska             16,522          New York                160
Ohio                 20,642          Oklahoma              1,703
Pennsylvania          4,893          South Dakota          6,783
Tennessee             1,485          Texas                    23
Wisconsin               824          
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