USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 03/19 15:00
03/19/2026 | 3:00 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 03/19 15:00
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Thu, Mar 19, 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 3,742 3,742 2,389 5,017
Other Market Formula 11,957 11,957 26,868 23,202
Swine/Pork Market Formula 142,482 142,482 130,809 116,406
Other Purchase Arrangement 68,359 68,359 67,892 190,226
Negotiated Formula 1,125 1,125 315 40
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 40,506 40,506 32,066 26,670
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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 2,762
Lowest Base Price 87.00
Highest Base Price 94.00
Weighted Average Price 92.80 93.23 93.23
Change from Previous Day -.49 -.04 -.06
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 910
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 3,672
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 12,905 5,734 10,267 2,638
Lowest Base Price 78.25 78.25 78.25 83.46
Highest Base Price 95.50 95.50 95.50 94.98
Weighted Average Price 89.41 88.14 89.43 89.31
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 169,174 94,421 113,636 50,991
Lowest Base Price 81.47 81.47 81.47 83.32
Highest Base Price 99.04 97.79 97.79 99.04
Weighted Average Price 90.27 90.03 89.97 90.76
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 69,127 43,384 46,210 20,804
Lowest Base Price 82.48 82.78 82.78 82.48
Highest Base Price 100.39 99.55 99.55 100.39
Weighted Average Price 90.63 90.77 91.07 89.39
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,609
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 305
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,914
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# -4.00 .00 205# .00 4.00
155# -25.00 -5.00 185# -1.50 .00 215# -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 Hog9 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 54.07
Price Range $91.09 - $98.50
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 5,739 Colorado 158
Iowa 98,864 Idaho 333
Illinois 19,401 Indiana 20,635
Kansas 832 Kentucky 1,559
Michigan 9,020 Minnesota 48,707
Missouri 3,505 North Carolina 7,453
Nebraska 16,638 New York 160
Ohio 18,051 Oklahoma 1,952
Pennsylvania 5,567 South Dakota 8,570
Wisconsin 977
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