USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 01/16 14:55
01/16/2026 | 2:55 pm CST USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 01/16 14:55
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Fri, Jan 16, 2026
DAILY DIRECT AFTERNOON 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 1,366 1,366 2,468 1,965
Other Market Formula 142,816 142,816 26,705 29,841
Swine/Pork Market Formula 137,937 137,937 142,464 138,484
Other Purchase Arrangement 320,665 320,665 60,360 53,602
Negotiated Formula 674 674 335 160
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 27,282 27,282 35,128 23,280
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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 376
Lowest Base Price 68.00
Highest Base Price 80.00
Weighted Average Price 74.78 75.50 75.50
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 510
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 886
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 142,673 18,427 25,615 117,058
Lowest Base Price 72.65 77.88
Highest Base Price 106.88 106.88
Weighted Average Price 99.47 103.33
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 156,159 81,748 96,818 53,412
Lowest Base Price 73.06 75.00 75.00 73.06
Highest Base Price 87.99 86.11 86.11 87.99
Weighted Average Price 81.20 81.37 81.26 81.04
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 318,369 288,244 290,509 25,419
Lowest Base Price 73.10 73.10
Highest Base Price 99.82 99.82
Weighted Average Price 81.30 82.88
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 354
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 164
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 518
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
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DAILY DIRECT AFTERNOON HOG REPORT (PDF) (LSDLM_HG217) 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 -14.62 175# -4.00 1.00 205# .00 4.00
155# -30.00 -11.82 185# .00 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 Hog4 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 51.69
Price Range $75.00 - $84.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 8,017 Iowa 342,131
Illinois 60,841 Indiana 23,630
Kansas 1,006 Kentucky 879
Michigan 9,330 Minnesota 48,102
Missouri 3,380 Montana 246
North Carolina 7,934 North Dakota 170
Nebraska 16,293 New York 160
Ohio 34,783 Oklahoma 1,886
Pennsylvania 6,524 South Dakota 6,606
Tennessee 58,000 Wisconsin 536
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