USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 03/30 10:45
03/30/2026 | 10:45 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 03/30 10:45
LSDLM_HG216
Des Moines, IA Mon, Mar 30, 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 3,979 2,729 2,273 1,013
Other Market Formula 28,753 27,925 21,561 21,738
Swine/Pork Market Formula 109,413 96,193 129,282 94,687
Other Purchase Arrangement 61,358 58,364 94,956 115,251
Negotiated Formula 375
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 24,493 24,493 33,471 27,600
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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 1,355
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
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 1,355
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 29,085 15,487 24,293 4,792
Lowest Base Price 79.25 79.36
Highest Base Price 108.48 108.48
Weighted Average Price 87.25 91.35
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 106,651 62,952 73,323 28,601
Lowest Base Price 78.62 80.35 78.62 81.01
Highest Base Price 95.00 95.00 95.00 94.18
Weighted Average Price 89.35 88.95 88.94 89.90
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 59,473 33,297 35,087 23,086
Lowest Base Price 80.55 81.65 81.65 80.55
Highest Base Price 106.21 96.61 96.61 106.21
Weighted Average Price 88.49 89.70 89.74 86.39
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,282
Lowest Base Price 59.25
Highest Base Price 75.00
Weighted Average Price 70.70 73.23
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 280
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,562
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# 175# 205#
155# 185# 215#
165# 195# 225#
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 4,310 Iowa 72,895
Illinois 14,853 Indiana 13,452
Kansas 1,554 Kentucky 1,440
Michigan 5,449 Minnesota 41,300
Missouri 3,361 Montana 675
North Carolina 7,133 Nebraska 15,302
Ohio 13,881 Oklahoma 1,877
Pennsylvania 5,307 South Dakota 3,645
Tennessee 1,980 Wisconsin 1,290
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