USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 03/12 14:50
03/12/2026 | 2:50 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 03/12 14:50
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Thu, Mar 12, 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 2,389 2,389 1,650 2,743
Other Market Formula 26,868 26,868 34,587 27,073
Swine/Pork Market Formula 130,809 130,809 109,350 128,553
Other Purchase Arrangement 67,892 67,892 57,598 60,451
Negotiated Formula 315 315 1,215 319
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 32,066 32,066 25,889 26,732
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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 1,190
Lowest Base Price 86.00
Highest Base Price 94.00
Weighted Average Price 91.39 92.11
Change from Previous Day -1.50 -.84
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 315
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,505
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 27,172 13,759 19,328 7,844
Lowest Base Price 79.25 86.21
Highest Base Price 97.33 97.33
Weighted Average Price 90.02 91.21
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 149,969 85,770 102,099 42,516
Lowest Base Price 80.98 80.98 80.98 82.91
Highest Base Price 98.64 97.45 97.45 98.64
Weighted Average Price 90.16 90.19 90.05 90.25
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 67,326 38,963 43,097 21,632
Lowest Base Price 80.54 80.54 80.54 80.80
Highest Base Price 99.41 99.41 99.41 99.35
Weighted Average Price 90.15 90.55 90.85 88.48
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 920
Lowest Base Price 59.75
Highest Base Price 73.30
Weighted Average Price 67.72 69.49
Change from Previous Day -4.14 -2.74
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 920
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# -26.00 -13.00 175# -4.00 -1.35 205# .00 4.00
155# -26.00 -9.00 185# -1.50 .00 215# .00 4.00
165# -26.00 -3.37 195# .00 3.00 225# -1.33 3.50
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog6 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 54.45
Price Range $92.00 - $97.50
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 7,096 Colorado 161
Georgia 16 Iowa 89,098
Idaho 334 Illinois 17,922
Indiana 15,053 Kansas 1,035
Kentucky 1,420 Michigan 8,080
Minnesota 51,259 Missouri 4,555
North Carolina 7,315 Nebraska 15,627
Ohio 20,906 Oklahoma 1,874
Pennsylvania 5,920 South Dakota 7,768
Tennessee 3,595 Wisconsin 1,305
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