USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 12/30 15:00
12/30/2025 | 3:00 pm CST USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 12/30 15:00
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Tue, Dec 30, 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 2,674 2,674 3,410 6,848
Other Market Formula 25,470 25,470 20,588 14,885
Swine/Pork Market Formula 136,478 136,478 117,333 92,327
Other Purchase Arrangement 72,655 72,655 62,889 47,329
Negotiated Formula 165 165 361 160
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 39,468 39,468 30,376 28,664
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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 1,600
Lowest Base Price 63.00
Highest Base Price 72.00
Weighted Average Price 70.38 70.38
Change from Previous Day
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 1,600
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 26,554 10,000 15,345 11,209
Lowest Base Price 73.12 76.69
Highest Base Price 102.58 102.58
Weighted Average Price 81.70 82.21
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 162,639 91,937 111,474 46,134
Lowest Base Price 68.19 68.19 68.19 68.44
Highest Base Price 91.36 88.28 88.28 91.36
Weighted Average Price 81.56 81.03 80.93 82.95
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 74,142 44,892 46,842 25,196
Lowest Base Price 73.10 73.10 73.10 73.10
Highest Base Price 99.58 94.84 94.84 99.58
Weighted Average Price 83.77 82.87 82.99 85.02
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 840
Lowest Base Price 45.75
Highest Base Price 56.50
Weighted Average Price 52.70 53.32
Change from Previous Day -.44
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 165
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,005
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 -14.62 175# -7.20 -1.35 205# .00 4.00
155# -25.00 -10.80 185# .00 .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 Hog8 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 54.31
Price Range $70.50 - $74.50
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 6,179 Iowa 104,789
Illinois 18,593 Indiana 19,171
Kansas 2,088 Kentucky 1,020
Maryland 160 Michigan 10,490
Minnesota 43,547 Missouri 4,274
North Carolina 7,828 North Dakota 350
Nebraska 15,792 Ohio 18,315
Oklahoma 1,880 Pennsylvania 6,365
South Dakota 8,299 Tennessee 6,930
Texas 36 Wisconsin 804
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