USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 03/10 08:00
03/10/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 03/10 08:00
LM_HG218
Des Moines, IA Tue, Mar 10, 2026
DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY HOG REPORT
Current Volume by Purchase Type
Barrows and Gilts Live and Carcass Basis
Actual Actual Actual
Today Week Ago Year Ago
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Producer Sold
Negotiated 4,429 7,829 3,735
Other Market Formula 25,173 38,614 23,708
Swine/Pork Market Formula 119,820 124,555 128,993
Other Purchase Arrangement 60,457 243,517 54,433
Negotiated Formula 480 369
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 30,285 33,612 38,534
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Other Swine
Market or Pork Other
Formula Market Purchase Negotiated Totals/
Negotiated (FUT/OPT)** Formula Arrgment Formula Wtd Avg
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Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis):
Producer Sold
Head Count 2,686 21,903 115,291 57,193 310 197,383
Base Price 92.29 89.29 90.17 90.45 90.19
Packer Sold
Head Count 30,214
Base Price 91.14
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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 2,686
Lowest Base Price 90.00
Highest Base Price 93.00
Weighted Average Price 92.29 92.32 92.32
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 310
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 2,996
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 25,973 11,369 17,051 8,922
Lowest Base Price 78.25 83.63
Highest Base Price 111.53 111.53
Weighted Average Price 90.24 91.66
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 137,765 77,845 96,317 36,605
Lowest Base Price 80.97 80.97 80.97 80.97
Highest Base Price 96.45 96.45 96.45 95.45
Weighted Average Price 90.15 90.05 89.97 90.59
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 60,863 41,241 43,689 15,863
Lowest Base Price 77.98 77.98 77.98 79.49
Highest Base Price 101.74 101.74 101.74 99.41
Weighted Average Price 90.60 90.72 90.84 89.76
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,253
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 170
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,423
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
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NATIONAL DAILY DIRECT NEGOTIATED HOG PURCHASE MATRIX
REPRESENTING INDIVIDUAL PACKER CARCASS MERIT BUYING PROGRAMS
based on Weight(215 lb Carcass),Backfat(0.5 - 0.8 inches)and Loin Depth(2.0 -
2.7 inches)
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CARCASS WEIGHT DIFFERENTIALS
145# -30.00 -13.00 175# -4.00 1.00 205# .00 4.00
155# -30.00 -10.00 185# -1.50 1.50 215# .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 Hog217.15 lb carcass .60 inch back-fat
8.12 square inch loin 2.70 inch loin depth FFLI: 54.11
Price Range $93.00 - $99.50
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
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Canada 4,847 Iowa 84,294
Illinois 19,708 Indiana 14,172
Kansas 1,316 Kentucky 1,657
Maryland 163 Michigan 6,012
Minnesota 49,550 Missouri 3,885
Montana 673 North Carolina 7,540
North Dakota 345 Nebraska 15,680
Ohio 14,705 Oklahoma 1,743
Pennsylvania 1,347 South Dakota 8,400
Tennessee 4,125 Wisconsin 482
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