USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 03/27 14:50
03/27/2026 | 2:50 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 03/27 14:50
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Fri, Mar 27, 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 4,175 4,175 2,759 3,505
Other Market Formula 19,205 19,205 25,198 21,987
Swine/Pork Market Formula 139,365 139,365 120,347 123,592
Other Purchase Arrangement 61,228 61,228 50,175 60,020
Negotiated Formula 215 215 685
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 34,072 34,072 26,527 27,111
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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 2,038
Lowest Base Price 89.00
Highest Base Price 92.00
Weighted Average Price 90.52 91.02 91.02
Change from Previous Day -.37
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 165
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 2,203
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 19,807 14,547 18,482 1,325
Lowest Base Price 80.32 80.95
Highest Base Price 93.42 93.42
Weighted Average Price 86.96 85.65
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 160,295 92,267 108,531 46,907
Lowest Base Price 79.85 79.85 79.85 79.85
Highest Base Price 96.23 96.23 96.23 94.46
Weighted Average Price 88.85 88.70 88.52 89.26
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 61,603 35,053 37,478 22,017
Lowest Base Price 75.00 80.53 80.52 75.00
Highest Base Price 103.65 103.65 103.65 101.16
Weighted Average Price 88.15 88.21 88.37 87.47
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,732
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
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 1,872
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 Hog1 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 53.27
Price Range $91.59 - $96.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 6,165 Colorado 103
Iowa 106,074 Illinois 19,721
Indiana 18,044 Kansas 850
Kentucky 1,124 Michigan 8,610
Minnesota 39,403 Missouri 3,150
Montana 219 North Carolina 7,375
North Dakota 170 Nebraska 13,862
Ohio 17,116 Oklahoma 1,962
Pennsylvania 6,537 South Dakota 7,282
Wisconsin 493
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