USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 03/16 14:45
03/16/2026 | 2:45 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 03/16 14:45
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Mon, Mar 16, 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 3,623 3,623 5,606 3,597
Other Market Formula 24,699 24,699 35,223 24,984
Swine/Pork Market Formula 121,209 121,209 167,801 128,880
Other Purchase Arrangement 70,559 70,559 125,869 107,476
Negotiated Formula 845 845 465
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 29,216 29,216 38,896 42,252
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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 3,495
Lowest Base Price 85.50
Highest Base Price 93.00
Weighted Average Price 90.73 85.88
Change from Previous Day -1.09
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 795
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 4,290
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 26,449 20,911 25,976 473
Lowest Base Price 79.25 86.63
Highest Base Price 106.50 94.70
Weighted Average Price 90.04 90.31
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 132,856 75,649 91,705 35,496
Lowest Base Price 83.95 83.95 83.95 84.69
Highest Base Price 97.03 97.03 97.03 95.32
Weighted Average Price 91.24 90.93 91.03 91.68
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 72,138 44,328 45,450 24,729
Lowest Base Price 79.86 84.07 84.07 79.86
Highest Base Price 104.77 99.41 99.41 104.77
Weighted Average Price 90.40 91.09 91.18 88.69
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,478
Lowest Base Price 59.50
Highest Base Price 72.35
Weighted Average Price 70.68 71.79
Change from Previous Day 2.96 -.13
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 140
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,618
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# -25.00 -13.00 175# -3.25 .00 205# .00 .00
155# -11.82 -5.00 185# -1.50 .00 215# -8.00 .00
165# -5.00 .00 195# .00 .00 225# -30.00 .00
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog6 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 54.46
Price Range $85.50 - $100.50
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 6,097 Iowa 97,508
Illinois 18,974 Indiana 14,291
Kansas 1,190 Kentucky 1,594
Michigan 6,439 Minnesota 47,176
Missouri 4,154 Montana 679
North Carolina 7,240 North Dakota 260
Nebraska 11,665 Ohio 16,381
Oklahoma 1,412 Pennsylvania 6,457
South Dakota 8,240 Wisconsin 394
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