USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 03/31 14:45
03/31/2026 | 2:45 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 03/31 14:45
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Tue, Mar 31, 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 8,135 8,135 9,102 11,070
Other Market Formula 21,554 21,554 18,443 20,232
Swine/Pork Market Formula 118,686 118,686 140,920 123,368
Other Purchase Arrangement 61,750 61,750 69,750 66,722
Negotiated Formula 265 265 625 365
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 27,236 27,236 37,954 33,903
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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 5,584
Lowest Base Price 88.00
Highest Base Price 91.00
Weighted Average Price 90.58 90.79 90.62
Change from Previous Day -.34 -.16 -.38
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 265
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 5,849
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 22,355 11,264 16,893 5,462
Lowest Base Price 79.25 80.95
Highest Base Price 92.22 92.03
Weighted Average Price 87.21 89.15
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 132,243 75,137 88,483 38,455
Lowest Base Price 78.68 81.08 79.58 78.68
Highest Base Price 95.87 95.87 95.87 93.92
Weighted Average Price 89.75 89.38 89.46 90.18
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 63,204 36,501 39,509 22,065
Lowest Base Price 80.09 81.72 81.72 80.09
Highest Base Price 106.58 102.18 102.18 106.58
Weighted Average Price 89.20 89.56 89.63 88.29
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 2,044
Lowest Base Price 63.00
Highest Base Price 74.00
Weighted Average Price 70.39 68.24 68.24 72.56
Change from Previous Day -.23 .05
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 2,184
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# -8.95 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 Hog5 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 52.80
Price Range $91.00 - $97.50
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 6,191 Iowa 81,668
Idaho 167 Illinois 17,525
Indiana 9,098 Kansas 986
Kentucky 1,063 Maryland 160
Michigan 7,078 Minnesota 47,246
Missouri 3,670 North Carolina 7,531
North Dakota 175 Nebraska 12,299
Ohio 19,059 Oklahoma 1,910
Pennsylvania 7,818 South Dakota 9,794
Tennessee 3,300 Wisconsin 873
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