USDA Nat’l Weekly Direct Hog 12/15 10:00
12/15/2025 | 10:00 am CST USDA Nat’l Weekly Direct Hog 12/15 10:00
LM_HG214
Des Moines, IA Mon, Dec 15, 2025
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 28,135 1.12% 1.2%
OTHER MARKET FORMULA (FUTURES/OPTIONS) 150,667 6.02% 6.55%
SWINE OR PORK MARKET FORMULA 675,677 27.01% 27.34%
OTHER PURCHASE ARRANGEMENT 448,115 17.91% 16.68%
NEGOTIATED FORMULA 5,043 .2% .11%
PACKER SOLD (ALL PURCHASE TYPES) 191,814 7.67% 7.2%
PACKER OWNED 1,002,291 40.06% 40.92%
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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 17,557 8,424 9,129 6,957
Wtd Avg 70.94 70.69 70.68 70.78
Other Market Formula (Futures/Options) (Carcass)
Head Count 133,946 80,805 118,014 15,932
Wtd Avg 82.78 83.50 84.13
Swine/Pork Market Formula (Carcass)
Head Count 808,761 465,533 561,679 223,000
Wtd Avg 82.41 82.07 81.95 83.49
Other Purchase Arrangement (Carcass)
Head Count 466,262 340,822 356,868 100,140
Wtd Avg 81.84 80.84 81.05 84.33
Negotiated (Live)
Head Count 4,917 1,823 2,038 2,721
Wtd Avg 53.47 54.34
Negotiated Formula (Carcass)
Head Count 2,299 1,009 1,009 1,290
Wtd Avg
Negotiated Combined (Carcass)
Head Count 19,856 9,433 10,138 8,247
Wtd Avg
Negotiated Formula (Live)
Head Count 3,194 1,440 1,440 1,100
Wtd Avg
Negotiated Combined (Live)
Head Count 8,111 3,263 3,478 3,821
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 7,671 371 52.02 4,250 371 53.39 5,992 371 51.98 984 373 53.72
400-449 7,062 424 52.40 4,054 424 53.20 5,146 424 52.16 1,240 426 54.41
450-499 8,213 476 59.16 3,921 476 59.16 4,729 476 58.00 2,204 475 61.41
500-549 8,304 523 62.86 2,638 521 59.66 3,190 521 59.51 3,209 524 64.35
550/up 4,897 588 64.36 1,438 590 62.91 1,723 591 62.43 2,124 586 66.48
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STATE OF ORIGIN
B & G SOW BOAR B & G SOW BOAR
Arkansas 471 California 88 22
Canada 30,516 5,755 117 Colorado 158 195
Iowa 620,736 10,135 1,476 Idaho 249
Illinois 104,006 5,530 34 Indiana 89,927 1,056 14
Kansas 9,709 304 Kentucky 7,481 348
Maryland 321 Michigan 35,988 1,759 16
Minnesota 284,187 7,945 320 Missouri 21,315 1,383 126
Mississippi 461 Montana 1,358 363
N Carolina 40,533 3,975 106 N Dakota 839 95 2
Nebraska 89,093 4,805 425 Ohio 86,549 1,707 26
Oklahoma 8,362 927 Pennsylvania 23,824 1,571 4
S Dakota 47,039 427 139 Texas 280 934 1
Wisconsin 2,241 373 19 Wyoming 165
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