USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 03/19 10:45
03/19/2026 | 10:45 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 03/19 10:45
LSDLM_HG216
Des Moines, IA Thu, Mar 19, 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 3,506 2,256 1,621 2,715
Other Market Formula 10,077 9,737 22,107 18,262
Swine/Pork Market Formula 115,326 97,703 80,344 77,748
Other Purchase Arrangement 54,089 49,132 44,796 47,250
Negotiated Formula 860 860 315 40
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 30,104 30,104 22,891 18,709
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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 855
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 645
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,500
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 9,665 5,029 8,485 1,180
Lowest Base Price 78.25 78.25 92.00
Highest Base Price 95.50 95.50 94.98
Weighted Average Price 89.69 88.62 93.53
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 117,318 64,257 75,366 37,548
Lowest Base Price 81.47 81.47 81.47 83.97
Highest Base Price 99.04 97.79 97.79 99.04
Weighted Average Price 90.87 90.79 90.69 91.06
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 49,092 32,105 33,062 14,732
Lowest Base Price 82.48 82.78 82.78 82.48
Highest Base Price 100.39 99.55 99.55 100.39
Weighted Average Price 91.42 91.84 91.93 90.14
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,262
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 305
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,567
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# 175# 205#
155# 185# 215#
165# 195# 225#
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 4,781 Colorado 158
Iowa 65,438 Idaho 167
Illinois 16,915 Indiana 12,160
Kansas 662 Kentucky 1,559
Michigan 6,250 Minnesota 37,854
Missouri 3,026 North Carolina 7,453
Nebraska 11,503 New York 160
Ohio 11,386 Oklahoma 1,869
Pennsylvania 4,373 South Dakota 3,184
Wisconsin 844
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