USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 03/05 15:00
03/05/2026 | 3:00 pm CST USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 03/05 15:00
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Thu, Mar 05, 2026
DAILY DIRECT AFTERNOON 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 1,650 1,650 3,149 4,612
Other Market Formula 34,587 34,587 29,058 17,555
Swine/Pork Market Formula 109,350 109,350 142,463 127,695
Other Purchase Arrangement 57,598 57,598 70,018 164,093
Negotiated Formula 1,215 1,215 100 200
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 25,889 25,889 35,608 34,049
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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 968
Lowest Base Price 85.00
Highest Base Price 91.00
Weighted Average Price 89.74 90.80 89.73
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,050
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 2,018
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 35,348 15,629 20,868 14,480
Lowest Base Price 75.87 80.50
Highest Base Price 114.00 114.00
Weighted Average Price 92.28 91.91
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 123,607 69,605 81,823 37,022
Lowest Base Price 80.82 80.82 80.82 82.84
Highest Base Price 95.96 95.96 95.96 94.91
Weighted Average Price 90.27 90.31 90.34 90.11
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 56,519 31,509 33,899 20,189
Lowest Base Price 77.37 77.37 77.37 82.48
Highest Base Price 100.84 100.84 100.84 99.59
Weighted Average Price 90.58 91.10 91.37 89.02
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 780
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 165
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 945
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
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DAILY DIRECT AFTERNOON HOG REPORT (PDF) (LSDLM_HG217) 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 -14.62 175# -4.00 1.00 205# .00 4.00
155# -30.00 -5.00 185# .00 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 Hog8 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 53.43
Price Range $92.50 - $98.50
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 7,377 Colorado 159
Iowa 73,322 Idaho 334
Illinois 19,228 Indiana 10,484
Kansas 1,344 Kentucky 3,518
Michigan 6,925 Minnesota 45,295
Missouri 4,659 North Carolina 7,314
Nebraska 10,719 New York 160
Ohio 23,471 Oklahoma 1,890
Pennsylvania 7,515 South Dakota 5,925
Wisconsin 650
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