USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 03/13 14:45
03/13/2026 | 2:45 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 03/13 14:45
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Fri, Mar 13, 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 3,796 3,796 4,224 3,606
Other Market Formula 48,192 48,192 35,050 28,966
Swine/Pork Market Formula 130,238 130,238 130,536 124,773
Other Purchase Arrangement 64,744 64,744 64,986 61,121
Negotiated Formula 479 479 215 265
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 36,063 36,063 32,001 32,223
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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 2,311
Lowest Base Price 86.00
Highest Base Price 93.00
Weighted Average Price 91.82 92.19 92.09
Change from Previous Day .43 -.02
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 2,626
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 48,962 15,959 23,435 25,527
Lowest Base Price 77.35 77.35
Highest Base Price 101.00 98.20
Weighted Average Price 88.45 88.11
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 154,029 92,948 107,375 41,268
Lowest Base Price 81.47 83.45 81.47 83.95
Highest Base Price 96.95 96.95 96.95 95.87
Weighted Average Price 90.31 89.97 90.04 90.83
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 64,877 36,999 39,647 22,955
Lowest Base Price 82.48 83.38 83.38 82.48
Highest Base Price 104.77 103.20 103.20 104.77
Weighted Average Price 90.67 90.81 91.05 89.76
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 997
Lowest Base Price 60.75
Highest Base Price 72.40
Weighted Average Price 67.72 71.92
Change from Previous Day .00 2.43
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 164
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,161
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 -5.00 185# -1.50 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 Hog5 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 54.46
Price Range $93.00 - $98.50
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 7,262 Colorado 159
Iowa 101,191 Illinois 18,801
Indiana 15,059 Kansas 790
Kentucky 1,427 Michigan 7,930
Minnesota 47,845 Missouri 3,584
Montana 450 North Carolina 7,485
North Dakota 255 Nebraska 14,836
Ohio 39,093 Oklahoma 1,890
Pennsylvania 5,027 South Dakota 7,944
Tennessee 1,815 Wisconsin 669
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