USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 09/16 07:50
09/16/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 09/16 07:50
LM_HG218
Des Moines, IA Wed, Sep 16, 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 9,772 6,768 14,383
Other Market Formula 21,151 19,319 20,458
Swine/Pork Market Formula 127,038 146,138 137,013
Other Purchase Arrangement 162,052 73,214 62,395
Negotiated Formula 836 325 641
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 31,210 32,931 32,351
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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 8,836 18,417 121,570 157,999 365 307,187
Base Price 84.25 77.24 83.29 84.34 83.50
Packer Sold
Head Count 30,370
Base Price 83.00
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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 8,836
Lowest Base Price 83.00
Highest Base Price 88.00
Weighted Average Price 84.25 83.17 83.19
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 365
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 9,201
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 22,398 10,374 15,229 7,169
Lowest Base Price 72.07 73.38
Highest Base Price 86.60 82.60
Weighted Average Price 77.83 79.23
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 144,638 84,909 99,701 38,952
Lowest Base Price 70.49 73.18 73.18 70.49
Highest Base Price 90.91 90.91 90.91 89.86
Weighted Average Price 83.28 82.85 82.84 83.85
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 161,320 138,613 141,843 18,507
Lowest Base Price 72.74 72.74 72.74 73.88
Highest Base Price 105.56 98.66 98.66 105.56
Weighted Average Price 84.34 84.24 84.23 85.11
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 485
Lowest Base Price 57.25
Highest Base Price 65.25
Weighted Average Price 63.10 63.57
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 611
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,096
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# -8.40 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 Hog214.72 lb carcass .66 inch back-fat
7.63 square inch loin 2.54 inch loin depth FFLI: 52.99
Price Range $83.00 - $88.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
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California 35 Canada 6,397
Iowa 190,111 Illinois 21,749
Indiana 12,727 Kansas 1,527
Kentucky 1,709 Michigan 6,692
Minnesota 51,420 Missouri 3,902
North Carolina 8,009 North Dakota 532
Nebraska 14,497 New York 172
Ohio 15,676 Oklahoma 1,027
Pennsylvania 4,172 South Dakota 7,478
Tennessee 3,097 Wisconsin 1,130
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