USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 09/15 07:50
09/15/2026 | 7:59 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 09/15 07:50
LM_HG218
Des Moines, IA Tue, Sep 15, 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 6,032 2,157 7,297
Other Market Formula 18,745 19,644 19,609
Swine/Pork Market Formula 132,126 124,290 180,624
Other Purchase Arrangement 64,465 94,126 83,931
Negotiated Formula 1,768 1,145 477
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 32,476 30,240 32,172
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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 4,390 15,976 127,000 60,396 955 208,717
Base Price 83.61 77.18 84.28 84.17 83.69
Packer Sold
Head Count 31,776
Base Price 83.94
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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 4,390
Lowest Base Price 74.00
Highest Base Price 86.00
Weighted Average Price 83.61 83.93 83.87 81.74
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 955
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 5,345
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 20,491 7,370 13,311 7,180
Lowest Base Price 68.95 73.60
Highest Base Price 92.12 82.78
Weighted Average Price 77.97 78.75
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 150,936 90,220 105,623 39,415
Lowest Base Price 74.30 74.30 74.30 76.30
Highest Base Price 91.22 91.22 91.22 90.59
Weighted Average Price 84.30 83.98 83.89 84.82
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 63,721 42,146 44,126 18,452
Lowest Base Price 72.77 72.77 72.77 75.49
Highest Base Price 111.53 98.94 98.94 111.53
Weighted Average Price 84.21 83.29 83.19 86.48
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,237
Lowest Base Price 59.25
Highest Base Price 66.75
Weighted Average Price 62.30 63.57
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,093
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 2,330
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# -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 Hog214.22 lb carcass .67 inch back-fat
7.69 square inch loin 2.56 inch loin depth FFLI: 52.88
Price Range $81.00 - $89.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
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Canada 6,535 Iowa 94,961
Illinois 21,091 Indiana 13,466
Kansas 1,706 Kentucky 1,220
Maryland 160 Michigan 6,382
Minnesota 50,934 Missouri 2,088
Montana 672 North Carolina 7,997
Nebraska 15,468 Ohio 15,216
Oklahoma 1,130 Pennsylvania 5,126
South Dakota 7,908 Tennessee 3,097
Wisconsin 455
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