USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 03/06 10:55
03/06/2026 | 10:55 am CST USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 03/06 10:55
LSDLM_HG216
Des Moines, IA Fri, Mar 06, 2026
DAILY DIRECT MORNING HOG REPORT
Current Volume by Purchase Type
Barrows and Gilts Live and Carcass Basis
Estimated Actual Actual Actual
Today Today Week Ago Year Ago
Producer Sold
Negotiated 2,668 2,168 1,641 2,389
Other Market Formula 32,524 32,032 28,408 26,759
Swine/Pork Market Formula 114,919 100,427 84,266 92,393
Other Purchase Arrangement 54,917 51,112 44,168 42,211
Negotiated Formula 165 165 339
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 27,806 27,806 23,390 27,687
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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 1,034
Lowest Base Price 90.00
Highest Base Price 91.00
Weighted Average Price 90.33
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,034
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 31,373 8,334 12,705 18,668
Lowest Base Price 78.18
Highest Base Price 109.00
Weighted Average Price 89.34
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 119,394 66,994 77,080 37,215
Lowest Base Price 82.84 82.84 82.84 83.12
Highest Base Price 95.68 95.68 95.68 93.55
Weighted Average Price 89.47 89.27 89.23 89.79
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 50,140 27,776 29,548 19,315
Lowest Base Price 81.25 81.25 81.25 82.48
Highest Base Price 104.77 98.41 98.41 104.77
Weighted Average Price 90.91 91.60 91.73 89.57
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 683
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 165
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 848
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
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DAILY DIRECT MORNING HOG REPORT (PDF) (LSDLM_HG216) DAILY
DIRECT NEGOTIATED HOG PURCHASE MATRIX
REPRESENTING INDIVIDUAL PACKER CARCASS MERIT BUYING PROGRAMS
based on both Fat and Muscle Measurements for a 200 lb Carcass Basis
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CARCASS WEIGHT DIFFERENTIALS
145# -25.00 -14.62 175# -4.00 .00 205# .00 4.00
155# -25.00 -5.00 185# .00 .00 215# -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 Hog1 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 53.76
Price Range $94.00 - $98.50
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 5,673 Colorado 156
Iowa 70,265 Illinois 17,494
Indiana 14,120 Kansas 626
Kentucky 903 Michigan 5,389
Minnesota 34,298 Missouri 3,671
Montana 223 North Carolina 7,466
North Dakota 345 Nebraska 11,873
Ohio 30,963 Oklahoma 1,908
Pennsylvania 4,890 South Dakota 2,653
Wisconsin 645
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