USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 03/13 10:45
03/13/2026 | 10:45 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 03/13 10:45
LSDLM_HG216
Des Moines, IA Fri, Mar 13, 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 4,094 2,984 2,168 1,995
Other Market Formula 43,117 42,377 32,032 21,613
Swine/Pork Market Formula 98,028 82,755 100,427 83,126
Other Purchase Arrangement 46,409 41,594 51,112 47,068
Negotiated Formula 479 479 165 265
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 19,298 19,298 27,806 27,291
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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 1,941
Lowest Base Price 86.00
Highest Base Price 93.00
Weighted Average Price 92.09 92.43 92.43
Change from Previous Day -.07
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 315
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 2,256
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 42,292 11,799 17,905 24,387
Lowest Base Price 79.11 87.35 85.80
Highest Base Price 98.20 96.10 98.20
Weighted Average Price 88.37 89.84 88.21
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 93,533 53,033 60,443 28,020
Lowest Base Price 81.47 83.45 81.47 83.95
Highest Base Price 96.95 96.95 96.95 95.87
Weighted Average Price 91.68 91.70 91.75 91.48
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 39,455 19,348 21,298 16,697
Lowest Base Price 82.48 83.38 83.38 82.48
Highest Base Price 104.77 102.20 102.20 104.77
Weighted Average Price 92.20 93.52 93.55 90.41
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 823
Lowest Base Price 60.75
Highest Base Price 72.40
Weighted Average Price 66.92
Change from Previous Day -.10
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 164
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 987
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 -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 Hog5 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 54.46
Price Range $93.00 - $94.51
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 6,131 Colorado 159
Iowa 51,334 Illinois 16,694
Indiana 4,729 Kansas 615
Kentucky 1,421 Michigan 4,635
Minnesota 35,295 Missouri 3,426
Montana 450 North Carolina 7,485
North Dakota 255 Nebraska 10,898
Ohio 33,768 Oklahoma 1,890
Pennsylvania 4,831 South Dakota 2,997
Tennessee 1,815 Wisconsin 659
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