USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 03/17 11:00
03/17/2026 | 11:00 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 03/17 11:00
LSDLM_HG216
Des Moines, IA Tue, Mar 17, 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 5,682 4,432 1,974 3,555
Other Market Formula 15,069 14,729 15,642 15,328
Swine/Pork Market Formula 109,045 91,999 79,458 83,404
Other Purchase Arrangement 51,969 48,684 44,484 52,495
Negotiated Formula 485 160
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 29,353 29,353 24,395 25,585
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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 3,390
Lowest Base Price 86.00
Highest Base Price 93.00
Weighted Average Price 92.04 92.45 92.45
Change from Previous Day 6.00
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 3,390
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 12,956 8,672 11,122 1,834
Lowest Base Price 78.25 87.81
Highest Base Price 95.00 95.00
Weighted Average Price 88.91 91.76
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 111,207 62,585 73,455 33,472
Lowest Base Price 82.20 84.16 82.26 82.20
Highest Base Price 97.03 97.03 97.03 94.42
Weighted Average Price 90.40 90.15 90.06 90.92
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 49,039 28,834 31,258 16,661
Lowest Base Price 81.89 83.04 83.04 81.89
Highest Base Price 105.68 102.60 102.60 105.68
Weighted Average Price 91.89 92.47 92.55 90.51
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 872
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 140
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,012
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# -30.00 -13.00 175# -4.00 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 Hog6 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 54.63
Price Range $93.00 - $98.50
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 4,798 Iowa 67,019
Illinois 13,853 Indiana 12,064
Kansas 995 Kentucky 1,539
Maryland 320 Michigan 6,437
Minnesota 36,957 Missouri 3,338
Montana 226 North Carolina 7,335
Nebraska 10,475 Ohio 13,015
Oklahoma 1,880 Pennsylvania 4,824
South Dakota 3,810 Wisconsin 312
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