USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 03/11 14:45
03/11/2026 | 2:45 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 03/11 14:45
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Wed, Mar 11, 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 9,765 9,765 7,135 9,723
Other Market Formula 34,755 34,755 20,311 25,042
Swine/Pork Market Formula 131,466 131,466 128,471 132,184
Other Purchase Arrangement 60,457 60,457 63,668 59,349
Negotiated Formula 1,205 1,205 265
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 30,608 30,608 34,321 33,152
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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 7,990
Lowest Base Price 86.00
Highest Base Price 94.00
Weighted Average Price 92.89 92.95 92.95
Change from Previous Day .12 .05 .05
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,205
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 9,195
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 36,018 23,463 29,199 6,819
Lowest Base Price 78.45 78.45 78.45 85.55
Highest Base Price 109.80 97.82 97.82 109.80
Weighted Average Price 90.26 88.18 89.10 95.23
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 149,629 83,291 100,337 43,475
Lowest Base Price 81.83 81.83 81.83 83.60
Highest Base Price 97.40 97.40 97.40 96.27
Weighted Average Price 90.21 89.98 89.94 90.64
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 61,625 38,278 41,024 18,649
Lowest Base Price 82.48 82.83 82.83 82.48
Highest Base Price 101.87 101.87 101.87 98.80
Weighted Average Price 90.88 91.26 91.38 89.51
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,562
Lowest Base Price 68.50
Highest Base Price 73.44
Weighted Average Price 71.86 72.23
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,562
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 -13.00 175# -4.00 1.00 205# .00 4.00
155# -30.00 -10.00 185# -1.50 1.50 215# .00 4.00
165# -25.00 -3.37 195# .00 3.00 225# -1.33 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: 54.28
Price Range $93.00 - $98.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 7,558 Iowa 90,696
Illinois 17,814 Indiana 17,587
Kansas 1,252 Kentucky 2,275
Michigan 6,865 Minnesota 63,026
Missouri 3,685 North Carolina 7,375
North Dakota 170 Nebraska 15,644
Ohio 15,850 Oklahoma 1,869
Pennsylvania 5,398 South Dakota 7,572
Tennessee 3,135 Wisconsin 485
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