USDA Nat’l Weekly Direct Hog 03/30 10:05
03/30/2026 | 10:05 am CDT USDA Nat’l Weekly Direct Hog 03/30 10:05
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Des Moines, IA Mon, Mar 30, 2026
WEEKLY NATIONAL DIRECT SWINE REPORT
WEEKLY VOLUME and PERCENTAGES OF BARROWS & GILTS BY PURCHASE TYPE
FROM PRIOR DAY SLAUGHTERED SWINE REPORTS (Live and Carcass Basis)
YTD
PRODUCER SOLD: Head Count Percent Percent
NEGOTIATED 37,251 1.6% .86%
OTHER MARKET FORMULA (FUTURES/OPTIONS) 141,380 6.09% 6.37%
SWINE OR PORK MARKET FORMULA 652,487 28.11% 27.87%
OTHER PURCHASE ARRANGEMENT 395,516 17.04% 17.48%
NEGOTIATED FORMULA 2,622 .11% .11%
PACKER SOLD (ALL PURCHASE TYPES) 169,557 7.31% 7.06%
PACKER OWNED 922,265 39.73% 40.25%
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WEEKLY VOLUME & WEIGHTED AVERAGE PRICES OF BARROWS & GILTS
FROM PRIOR DAY PURCHASED SWINE REPORTS (Includes Packer Sold)
NATIONAL IOWA WESTERN EASTERN
MINNESOTA CORNBELT CORNBELT
Negotiated (Carcass)
Head Count 17,859 16,224 16,789 762
Wtd Avg 91.91 92.04 92.03 89.87
Other Market Formula (Futures/Options) (Carcass)
Head Count 116,110 60,934 88,904 27,206
Wtd Avg 87.54 88.86
Swine/Pork Market Formula (Carcass)
Head Count 761,897 445,187 532,833 204,513
Wtd Avg 89.56 89.39 89.32 89.87
Other Purchase Arrangement (Carcass)
Head Count 312,580 194,352 205,243 96,752
Wtd Avg 89.24 89.47 89.60 88.21
Negotiated (Live)
Head Count 7,123 1,285 1,489 5,371
Wtd Avg 70.43 64.29 63.79 72.76
Negotiated Formula (Carcass)
Head Count 2,320 825 825 445
Wtd Avg
Negotiated Combined (Carcass)
Head Count 20,179 17,049 17,614 1,207
Wtd Avg
Negotiated Formula (Live)
Head Count 338 338
Wtd Avg
Negotiated Combined (Live)
Head Count 7,461 1,285 1,489 5,709
Wtd Avg
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WEEKLY VOLUME & WEIGHTED AVERAGE PRICES OF NEGOTIATED SOWS
FROM PRIOR DAY PURCHASED SWINE REPORTS
NATIONAL IOWA WESTERN EASTERN
MINNESOTA CORNBELT CORNBELT
Weight Head Avg Head Avg Head Avg Head Avg
Range Count Wgt Price Count Wgt Price Count Wgt Price Count Wgt Price
300-399 5,221 370 64.94 2,339 370 66.13 3,715 369 64.94 868 370 67.79
400-449 5,615 425 68.51 2,727 425 69.59 4,053 424 68.13 1,016 426 70.97
450-499 7,437 476 76.18 2,866 475 76.16 3,511 475 75.74 2,822 476 77.25
500-549 7,943 523 76.08 3,253 522 74.77 3,825 522 74.54 2,700 523 78.15
550/up 4,286 585 77.22 1,460 587 76.73 1,822 586 76.69 1,289 586 80.12
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STATE OF ORIGIN
B & G SOW BOAR B & G SOW BOAR
Arkansas 477 Arizona 169
California 17 Canada 30,531 5,139 114
Colorado 263 Iowa 486,262 9,373 1,778
Idaho 118 Illinois 96,333 4,835 74
Indiana 84,058 824 13 Kansas 5,399 203
Kentucky 10,539 858 Maryland 160
Michigan 37,925 1,104 35 Minnesota 239,706 5,706 339
Missouri 18,367 1,848 148 Mississippi 416
Montana 897 82 N Carolina 37,088 1,940
N Dakota 1,037 Nebraska 78,439 3,897 355
Ohio 71,925 1,532 20 Oklahoma 9,540 2,265 9
Pennsylvania 21,765 1,667 16 S Dakota 42,625 412 111
Tennessee 8,745 Texas 820
Wisconsin 4,196 258 25 Wyoming 160
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