USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 03/20 08:00
03/20/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 03/20 08:00
LM_HG218
Des Moines, IA Fri, Mar 20, 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 3,095 3,334 5,208
Other Market Formula 21,324 25,575 20,585
Swine/Pork Market Formula 129,313 132,904 129,436
Other Purchase Arrangement 53,054 58,092 186,125
Negotiated Formula 665 479
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 30,152 28,150 31,942
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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 1,113 18,706 123,869 49,851 455 193,994
Base Price 92.24 86.71 90.44 90.74 90.17
Packer Sold
Head Count 29,534
Base Price 90.71
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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 1,913
Lowest Base Price 87.00
Highest Base Price 94.00
Weighted Average Price 92.98
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 455
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 2,368
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 22,142 14,821 19,864 2,278
Lowest Base Price 79.11 83.46
Highest Base Price 95.07 93.78
Weighted Average Price 87.69 88.55
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 147,051 82,275 99,123 42,527
Lowest Base Price 80.74 81.47 80.74 83.32
Highest Base Price 99.04 97.73 97.73 99.04
Weighted Average Price 90.42 90.14 90.16 90.77
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 52,123 29,505 32,674 17,336
Lowest Base Price 82.48 84.00 84.00 82.48
Highest Base Price 105.68 102.93 102.93 105.68
Weighted Average Price 90.73 90.95 91.28 89.41
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,397
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 300
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,697
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 Hog219.87 lb carcass .61 inch back-fat
8.39 square inch loin 2.79 inch loin depth FFLI: 54.08
Price Range $91.09 - $98.50
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
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Canada 6,400 Colorado 160
Iowa 88,893 Idaho 500
Illinois 18,297 Indiana 15,503
Kansas 810 Kentucky 1,237
Michigan 6,575 Minnesota 41,533
Missouri 4,239 North Carolina 7,436
North Dakota 170 Nebraska 14,826
Ohio 15,224 Oklahoma 1,986
Pennsylvania 4,201 South Dakota 8,809
Wisconsin 960
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