USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 03/26 11:00
03/26/2026 | 11:00 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 03/26 11:00
LSDLM_HG216
Des Moines, IA Thu, Mar 26, 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 5,107 3,857 2,256 3,836
Other Market Formula 12,119 11,695 9,737 18,357
Swine/Pork Market Formula 99,836 85,486 97,703 84,578
Other Purchase Arrangement 48,792 44,515 49,132 52,462
Negotiated Formula 335 335 860 258
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 22,762 22,762 30,104 22,200
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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 2,390
Lowest Base Price 90.00
Highest Base Price 92.00
Weighted Average Price 90.92
Change from Previous Day -.35
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 170
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 2,560
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 12,079 5,633 9,403 2,676
Lowest Base Price 79.92 84.65
Highest Base Price 103.13 103.13
Weighted Average Price 88.10 90.07
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 96,800 52,666 62,168 30,349
Lowest Base Price 80.59 80.59 80.59 81.70
Highest Base Price 97.40 96.53 96.53 97.40
Weighted Average Price 90.32 90.21 90.25 90.17
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 44,579 27,695 28,635 13,989
Lowest Base Price 75.00 84.08 84.08 75.00
Highest Base Price 106.21 102.71 102.71 106.21
Weighted Average Price 90.26 91.03 91.06 88.49
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,367
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 305
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,672
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 -13.00 175# -4.00 .00 205# .00 4.00
155# -25.00 -10.00 185# -1.50 .00 215# .00 4.00
165# -25.00 -5.00 195# .00 3.00 225# .00 2.00
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog3 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 53.51
Price Range $90.00 - $95.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 5,363 Colorado 160
Iowa 54,338 Illinois 14,988
Indiana 6,697 Kansas 725
Kentucky 1,419 Michigan 5,615
Minnesota 35,022 Missouri 3,678
North Carolina 7,447 Nebraska 9,096
Ohio 13,518 Oklahoma 1,904
Pennsylvania 4,618 South Dakota 3,739
Wisconsin 323
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