USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 12/17 10:55
12/17/2025 | 10:55 am CST USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 12/17 10:55
LSDLM_HG216
Des Moines, IA Wed, Dec 17, 2025
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 5,726 5,226 1,268 2,611
Other Market Formula 21,119 20,587 11,452 15,752
Swine/Pork Market Formula 99,966 81,340 85,980 88,796
Other Purchase Arrangement 58,588 55,503 50,106 44,509
Negotiated Formula 650 650 650
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 24,062 24,062 24,197 25,684
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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 3,622
Lowest Base Price 65.00
Highest Base Price 71.00
Weighted Average Price 70.17 69.42 69.42
Change from Previous Day .26 -.74 -.74
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 330
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 3,952
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 19,715 11,311 14,451 5,264
Lowest Base Price 74.14 77.13
Highest Base Price 102.50 102.50
Weighted Average Price 83.10 87.51
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 94,676 51,848 59,683 30,036
Lowest Base Price 70.79 71.56 71.56 70.79
Highest Base Price 92.64 90.68 90.68 92.64
Weighted Average Price 84.27 83.98 83.77 85.57
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 56,384 36,201 37,781 16,994
Lowest Base Price 64.00 71.50 71.50 64.00
Highest Base Price 98.50 93.44 93.44 98.50
Weighted Average Price 84.55 83.63 83.85 85.93
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 952
Lowest Base Price 48.49
Highest Base Price 56.25
Weighted Average Price 55.20 53.57
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 320
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,272
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# -32.00 -13.00 175# -4.00 .00 205# .00 .00
155# -19.00 -5.00 185# -1.50 .00 215# -8.00 .00
165# -9.00 .00 195# -.50 .00 225# -30.00 .00
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog6 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 52.67
Price Range $65.00 - $74.50
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 5,091 Iowa 68,559
Illinois 17,465 Indiana 7,667
Kansas 1,736 Kentucky 956
Michigan 4,930 Minnesota 34,699
Missouri 2,857 North Carolina 7,296
North Dakota 545 Nebraska 7,779
New York 160 Ohio 17,495
Oklahoma 1,882 Pennsylvania 5,156
South Dakota 2,613 Wisconsin 482
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