USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 09/17 07:50
09/17/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 09/17 07:50
LM_HG218
Des Moines, IA Thu, Sep 17, 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 4,413 5,692 8,321
Other Market Formula 19,068 23,046 28,072
Swine/Pork Market Formula 128,445 133,676 135,732
Other Purchase Arrangement 64,281 64,111 55,692
Negotiated Formula 750 1,986 210
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 30,986 32,877 27,769
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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 3,714 16,265 123,672 60,752 590 204,993
Base Price 82.22 77.51 82.39 82.35 81.99
Packer Sold
Head Count 30,249
Base Price 82.10
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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 3,714
Lowest Base Price 81.00
Highest Base Price 83.50
Weighted Average Price 82.22 82.22 82.25
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 590
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 4,304
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 20,245 9,024 14,161 6,084
Lowest Base Price 71.67 72.98
Highest Base Price 91.65 90.10
Weighted Average Price 78.00 79.10
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 147,410 85,035 101,202 41,162
Lowest Base Price 70.84 70.84 70.84 70.84
Highest Base Price 89.94 88.60 88.60 89.25
Weighted Average Price 82.39 82.01 81.91 83.02
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 63,283 41,120 44,108 17,040
Lowest Base Price 72.65 72.65 72.65 73.20
Highest Base Price 106.38 98.53 98.53 106.38
Weighted Average Price 82.38 81.09 81.20 85.16
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 361
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 661
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# -32.00 -13.00 175# -8.35 1.00 205# .00 4.00
155# -30.00 -5.00 185# -1.50 1.50 215# -8.00 4.00
165# -26.00 .00 195# -.50 3.00 225# -30.00 3.50
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog214.26 lb carcass .67 inch back-fat
7.63 square inch loin 2.54 inch loin depth FFLI: 52.85
Price Range $80.37 - $87.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
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Canada 6,430 Colorado 160
Iowa 92,071 Illinois 16,905
Indiana 12,448 Kansas 2,045
Kentucky 1,545 Michigan 6,892
Minnesota 47,427 Missouri 3,972
North Carolina 8,212 Nebraska 14,117
Ohio 17,644 Oklahoma 918
Pennsylvania 5,888 South Dakota 8,021
Tennessee 2,934 Wisconsin 325
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