USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 03/24 14:55
03/24/2026 | 2:55 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 03/24 14:55
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Tue, Mar 24, 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 9,102 9,102 10,910 6,711
Other Market Formula 18,443 18,443 19,974 14,509
Swine/Pork Market Formula 140,920 140,920 124,501 120,234
Other Purchase Arrangement 69,750 69,750 64,481 61,320
Negotiated Formula 625 625 100 240
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 37,954 37,954 32,915 29,316
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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 8,075
Lowest Base Price 89.00
Highest Base Price 93.00
Weighted Average Price 92.62 92.65 92.63
Change from Previous Day .66 .54 .57
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 625
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 8,700
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 16,703 8,190 10,600 6,103
Lowest Base Price 80.87 80.95
Highest Base Price 94.68 94.68
Weighted Average Price 87.36 88.77
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 166,309 97,164 118,728 42,734
Lowest Base Price 80.87 83.33 83.33 80.87
Highest Base Price 96.91 96.91 96.91 96.40
Weighted Average Price 90.09 89.70 89.66 91.02
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 70,168 42,876 44,047 23,827
Lowest Base Price 82.40 82.40 82.40 82.48
Highest Base Price 106.21 102.95 102.95 106.21
Weighted Average Price 89.90 89.86 89.90 89.75
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 2,057
Lowest Base Price 63.00
Highest Base Price 74.00
Weighted Average Price 70.74 71.93
Change from Previous Day 1.19 .92
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 2,197
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 Hog3 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 53.94
Price Range $92.00 - $97.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 6,411 Iowa 105,599
Illinois 21,288 Indiana 14,130
Kansas 1,071 Kentucky 1,007
Maryland 160 Michigan 10,685
Minnesota 52,472 Missouri 3,465
North Carolina 7,849 North Dakota 342
Nebraska 15,569 Ohio 17,982
Oklahoma 1,935 Pennsylvania 5,653
South Dakota 8,808 Tennessee 1,485
Wisconsin 723 Wyoming 160
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