USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 03/19 07:45
03/19/2026 | 7:45 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 03/19 07:45
LM_HG218
Des Moines, IA Thu, Mar 19, 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 5,519 8,237 10,421
Other Market Formula 18,009 36,638 20,707
Swine/Pork Market Formula 129,652 127,680 110,087
Other Purchase Arrangement 319,739 60,534 50,520
Negotiated Formula 2,000 1,365 40
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 31,890 30,878 26,518
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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 3,465 14,436 123,643 316,814 1,950 460,308
Base Price 93.01 87.76 90.89 84.25 86.23
Packer Sold
Head Count 31,292
Base Price 91.05
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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 3,465
Lowest Base Price 87.00
Highest Base Price 94.00
Weighted Average Price 93.01 92.99 93.01
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,950
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 5,415
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 18,045 10,926 15,250 2,795
Lowest Base Price 78.25 83.46
Highest Base Price 95.50 94.98
Weighted Average Price 89.05 89.77
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 148,751 82,706 99,056 45,465
Lowest Base Price 82.14 82.14 82.14 84.39
Highest Base Price 97.79 97.79 97.79 96.79
Weighted Average Price 90.81 90.66 90.58 91.17
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 319,720 301,446 302,883 14,734
Lowest Base Price 82.48 82.68 82.68 82.48
Highest Base Price 100.39 99.55 99.55 100.39
Weighted Average Price 84.33 83.96 84.00 89.64
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,723
Lowest Base Price 59.25
Highest Base Price 74.00
Weighted Average Price 68.55 69.39
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 140
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,863
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# -9.30 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 Hog219.79 lb carcass .61 inch back-fat
8.36 square inch loin 2.78 inch loin depth FFLI: 54.07
Price Range $93.00 - $98.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
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Canada 6,462 Colorado 158
Iowa 352,576 Illinois 20,260
Indiana 16,584 Kansas 837
Kentucky 2,067 Michigan 6,001
Minnesota 47,011 Missouri 4,173
North Carolina 7,453 Nebraska 13,781
New York 162 Ohio 15,193
Oklahoma 1,967 Pennsylvania 3,856
South Dakota 7,760 Wisconsin 839
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