USDA Nat’l Weekly Direct Hog 03/23 09:50
03/23/2026 | 9:50 am CDT USDA Nat’l Weekly Direct Hog 03/23 09:50
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Des Moines, IA Mon, Mar 23, 2026
WEEKLY NATIONAL DIRECT SWINE REPORT
WEEKLY VOLUME and PERCENTAGES OF BARROWS & GILTS BY PURCHASE TYPE
FROM PRIOR DAY SLAUGHTERED SWINE REPORTS (Live and Carcass Basis)
YTD
PRODUCER SOLD: Head Count Percent Percent
NEGOTIATED 26,302 1.15% .79%
OTHER MARKET FORMULA (FUTURES/OPTIONS) 154,032 6.75% 6.4%
SWINE OR PORK MARKET FORMULA 631,811 27.7% 27.86%
OTHER PURCHASE ARRANGEMENT 389,512 17.08% 17.53%
NEGOTIATED FORMULA 3,860 .17% .11%
PACKER SOLD (ALL PURCHASE TYPES) 164,514 7.21% 7.04%
PACKER OWNED 911,021 39.94% 40.27%
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WEEKLY VOLUME & WEIGHTED AVERAGE PRICES OF BARROWS & GILTS
FROM PRIOR DAY PURCHASED SWINE REPORTS (Includes Packer Sold)
NATIONAL IOWA WESTERN EASTERN
MINNESOTA CORNBELT CORNBELT
Negotiated (Carcass)
Head Count 23,245 20,017 21,120 1,949
Wtd Avg 92.23 92.61 92.63 88.31
Other Market Formula (Futures/Options) (Carcass)
Head Count 107,845 67,645 95,212 12,633
Wtd Avg 88.25 88.52
Swine/Pork Market Formula (Carcass)
Head Count 753,738 427,312 515,768 214,471
Wtd Avg 90.46 90.27 90.21 90.85
Other Purchase Arrangement (Carcass)
Head Count 594,577 483,457 496,197 88,482
Wtd Avg 87.14 86.46 86.64 89.21
Negotiated (Live)
Head Count 6,074 1,298 1,557 4,199
Wtd Avg 68.48 65.14 64.79 70.45
Negotiated Formula (Carcass)
Head Count 3,770 1,480 1,480 1,240
Wtd Avg
Negotiated Combined (Carcass)
Head Count 27,015 21,497 22,600 3,189
Wtd Avg
Negotiated Formula (Live)
Head Count 479 479
Wtd Avg
Negotiated Combined (Live)
Head Count 6,553 1,298 1,557 4,678
Wtd Avg
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WEEKLY VOLUME & WEIGHTED AVERAGE PRICES OF NEGOTIATED SOWS
FROM PRIOR DAY PURCHASED SWINE REPORTS
NATIONAL IOWA WESTERN EASTERN
MINNESOTA CORNBELT CORNBELT
Weight Head Avg Head Avg Head Avg Head Avg
Range Count Wgt Price Count Wgt Price Count Wgt Price Count Wgt Price
300-399 6,810 371 68.76 2,422 371 69.39 5,392 372 68.81 999 370 70.70
400-449 6,214 425 70.21 2,701 424 70.84 4,701 424 70.04 1,004 426 74.14
450-499 6,623 476 76.75 2,427 475 75.98 3,235 476 75.33 2,332 475 78.56
500-549 9,089 522 79.71 3,135 523 78.64 4,472 522 78.23 3,261 522 82.04
550/up 3,594 587 80.07 1,374 587 79.66 1,633 587 79.32 1,217 586 82.55
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STATE OF ORIGIN
B & G SOW BOAR B & G SOW BOAR
Arkansas 230 Canada 31,337 3,940 112
Colorado 318 203 Iowa 762,505 8,516 1,651
Idaho 500 Illinois 92,387 5,265 113
Indiana 87,352 698 14 Kansas 4,895 280
Kentucky 8,420 828 Maryland 328
Michigan 34,351 1,142 2 Minnesota 245,132 5,500 179
Missouri 21,032 2,019 88 Mississippi 505
Montana 1,127 167 N Carolina 36,333 2,234 94
N Dakota 564 Nebraska 78,486 6,598 482
New York 321 Ohio 74,856 1,682 24
Oklahoma 8,042 1,663 Pennsylvania 20,782 1,718 8
S Carolina 150 S Dakota 44,011 602 123
Texas 784 Wisconsin 5,065 296 25
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