USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 03/10 10:45
03/10/2026 | 10:45 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 03/10 10:45
LSDLM_HG216
Des Moines, IA Tue, Mar 10, 2026
DAILY DIRECT MORNING 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 3,224 1,974 3,854 2,766
Other Market Formula 15,982 15,642 17,531 23,415
Swine/Pork Market Formula 96,248 79,458 94,977 91,292
Other Purchase Arrangement 48,601 44,484 53,247 48,638
Negotiated Formula 485 485 165 100
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 24,395 24,395 31,711 27,253
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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 2,695
Lowest Base Price 88.00
Highest Base Price 94.00
Weighted Average Price 92.68 92.70
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 155
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 2,850
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 15,204 8,914 13,364 1,840
Lowest Base Price 78.25 82.13
Highest Base Price 96.88 96.88
Weighted Average Price 90.54 92.20
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 91,441 54,559 63,096 24,335
Lowest Base Price 83.44 83.44 83.44 87.95
Highest Base Price 96.45 96.45 96.45 95.45
Weighted Average Price 91.41 91.26 91.35 91.56
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 44,796 28,976 30,591 12,907
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 92.37 92.90 93.01 90.74
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,148
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 330
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,478
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
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DAILY DIRECT MORNING HOG REPORT (PDF) (LSDLM_HG216) 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# -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 Hog5 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 54.11
Price Range $93.00 - $100.50
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 4,442 Iowa 59,094
Illinois 15,868 Indiana 5,481
Kansas 971 Kentucky 1,443
Maryland 164 Michigan 3,625
Minnesota 36,481 Missouri 3,389
North Carolina 7,540 North Dakota 345
Nebraska 10,128 Ohio 9,954
Oklahoma 1,743 Pennsylvania 2,566
South Dakota 2,874 Wisconsin 330
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