USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 03/13 07:55
03/13/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 03/13 07:55
LM_HG218
Des Moines, IA Fri, Mar 13, 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 3,334 2,520 3,178
Other Market Formula 25,575 32,790 26,229
Swine/Pork Market Formula 132,904 124,411 125,987
Other Purchase Arrangement 58,092 55,866 53,907
Negotiated Formula 479 160 601
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 28,150 30,822 30,147
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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 1,995 23,119 126,375 54,435 315 206,239
Base Price 91.81 88.23 90.31 90.73 90.21
Packer Sold
Head Count 28,150
Base Price 91.04
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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 1,995
Lowest Base Price 86.00
Highest Base Price 93.00
Weighted Average Price 91.81 92.22
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 315
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 2,310
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 26,709 14,059 21,668 5,041
Lowest Base Price 79.11 86.21
Highest Base Price 96.45 96.45
Weighted Average Price 89.12 90.62
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 148,980 85,723 102,504 41,435
Lowest Base Price 80.98 80.98 80.98 82.91
Highest Base Price 98.64 96.95 96.95 98.64
Weighted Average Price 90.32 90.36 90.20 90.45
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 56,390 30,160 33,806 19,987
Lowest Base Price 81.86 82.91 82.91 81.86
Highest Base Price 104.77 102.20 102.20 104.77
Weighted Average Price 90.75 91.05 91.40 89.43
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 989
Lowest Base Price 60.75
Highest Base Price 73.15
Weighted Average Price 68.19 72.20
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 164
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,153
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 -13.00 175# -4.00 1.00 205# .00 3.00
155# -30.00 -9.00 185# -1.50 1.50 215# .00 4.00
165# -26.00 -3.37 195# .00 3.00 225# -1.33 3.50
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog217.35 lb carcass .58 inch back-fat
8.24 square inch loin 2.74 inch loin depth FFLI: 54.46
Price Range $92.00 - $97.50
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
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Canada 6,899 Colorado 159
Georgia 16 Iowa 83,637
Idaho 334 Illinois 19,805
Indiana 13,873 Kansas 675
Kentucky 1,421 Michigan 7,349
Minnesota 49,219 Missouri 3,547
North Carolina 7,485 North Dakota 255
Nebraska 18,136 Ohio 17,593
Oklahoma 1,890 Pennsylvania 4,836
South Dakota 8,641 Tennessee 1,945
Wisconsin 819
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