USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 03/30 08:00
03/30/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 03/30 08:00
LM_HG218
Des Moines, IA Mon, Mar 30, 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 3,194 3,146 3,525
Other Market Formula 27,071 26,829 23,889
Swine/Pork Market Formula 140,273 157,831 124,101
Other Purchase Arrangement 73,813 99,414 120,450
Negotiated Formula 215 809
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 39,439 39,570 30,473
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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 1,603 24,804 134,899 70,256 165 231,727
Base Price 90.76 85.19 88.47 87.82 87.94
Packer Sold
Head Count 38,928
Base Price 89.54
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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 1,603
Lowest Base Price 89.00
Highest Base Price 92.00
Weighted Average Price 90.76 91.24 91.24
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 165
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,768
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 30,104 18,144 28,284 1,820
Lowest Base Price 79.25 79.36
Highest Base Price 93.16 89.83
Weighted Average Price 86.31 84.04
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 161,540 99,106 117,674 39,099
Lowest Base Price 78.62 79.85 78.62 79.85
Highest Base Price 95.00 95.00 95.00 94.46
Weighted Average Price 88.55 88.25 88.15 89.28
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 77,243 49,291 52,076 23,059
Lowest Base Price 75.00 80.54 80.52 75.00
Highest Base Price 106.21 103.65 103.65 106.21
Weighted Average Price 88.04 88.57 88.70 86.25
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,234
Lowest Base Price 59.25
Highest Base Price 75.00
Weighted Average Price 70.96 73.67
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 140
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,374
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 4.00
155# -30.00 -5.00 185# -1.50 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 Hog216.81 lb carcass .67 inch back-fat
8.12 square inch loin 2.70 inch loin depth FFLI: 53.10
Price Range $91.59 - $96.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
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Canada 5,898 Iowa 116,595
Illinois 16,676 Indiana 19,852
Kansas 1,554 Kentucky 1,441
Michigan 6,913 Minnesota 53,037
Missouri 3,501 Montana 219
North Carolina 7,133 Nebraska 21,176
Ohio 14,027 Oklahoma 1,888
Pennsylvania 4,653 South Dakota 8,152
Wisconsin 1,290
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