USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 03/06 08:05
03/06/2026 | 8:05 am CST USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 03/06 08:05
LM_HG218
Des Moines, IA Fri, Mar 06, 2026
DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY HOG REPORT
Current Volume by Purchase Type
Barrows and Gilts Live and Carcass Basis
Actual Actual Actual
Today Week Ago Year Ago
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Producer Sold
Negotiated 2,520 3,658 4,232
Other Market Formula 32,790 34,236 19,108
Swine/Pork Market Formula 124,411 127,401 134,518
Other Purchase Arrangement 55,866 58,501 157,015
Negotiated Formula 160 439
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 30,822 30,341 30,375
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Other Swine
Market or Pork Other
Formula Market Purchase Negotiated Totals/
Negotiated (FUT/OPT)** Formula Arrgment Formula Wtd Avg
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Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis):
Producer Sold
Head Count 998 29,819 119,287 52,378 202,482
Base Price 89.43 90.05 89.47 90.75 89.89
Packer Sold
Head Count 30,700
Base Price 90.27
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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 1,658
Lowest Base Price 85.00
Highest Base Price 91.00
Weighted Average Price 90.05 90.65 90.05
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,658
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 33,649 12,979 18,545 15,104
Lowest Base Price 78.18 80.50
Highest Base Price 114.00 114.00
Weighted Average Price 90.70 91.19
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 143,378 84,593 98,665 39,277
Lowest Base Price 80.82 80.82 80.82 83.12
Highest Base Price 95.68 95.68 95.68 93.94
Weighted Average Price 89.44 89.33 89.29 89.66
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 54,667 30,822 33,644 18,592
Lowest Base Price 81.25 81.25 81.25 82.48
Highest Base Price 104.77 98.41 98.41 104.77
Weighted Average Price 90.77 91.08 91.31 89.57
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 923
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 160
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,083
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
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NATIONAL DAILY DIRECT NEGOTIATED HOG PURCHASE MATRIX
REPRESENTING INDIVIDUAL PACKER CARCASS MERIT BUYING PROGRAMS
based on Weight(215 lb Carcass),Backfat(0.5 - 0.8 inches)and Loin Depth(2.0 -
2.7 inches)
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CARCASS WEIGHT DIFFERENTIALS
145# -30.00 -14.62 175# -4.00 1.00 205# .00 4.00
155# -30.00 -5.00 185# .00 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 Hog214.01 lb carcass .62 inch back-fat
7.94 square inch loin 2.64 inch loin depth FFLI: 53.76
Price Range $92.50 - $98.50
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
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Canada 6,768 Colorado 156
Iowa 87,048 Idaho 333
Illinois 22,351 Indiana 15,579
Kansas 984 Kentucky 3,667
Michigan 5,551 Minnesota 43,971
Missouri 3,831 North Carolina 7,466
North Dakota 345 Nebraska 13,740
Ohio 20,468 Oklahoma 1,908
Pennsylvania 4,550 South Dakota 7,218
Wisconsin 805
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