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USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 09/18 14:45

USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 09/18 14:45

LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA                             Thu, Sep 18, 2025

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                                  5,367     5,367     4,271     3,672
 Other Market Formula                       28,559    28,559    18,793    44,904
 Swine/Pork Market Formula                 132,737   132,737   131,117   129,907
 Other Purchase Arrangement                 61,177    61,177    60,400    58,348
 Negotiated Formula                            165       165        90     2,413
Pack. Sold (all purchase types)             28,310    28,310    26,949    35,718
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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                          4,122                                    
   Lowest Base Price                   95.00                                    
   Highest Base Price                 108.00                                    
   Weighted Average Price             105.60      106.13      106.16            
   Change from Previous Day            -1.11        -.83        -.80            
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                          4,122                                    
   Lowest Base Price                                                            
   Highest Base Price                                                           
   Weighted Average Price                                                       
   Change from Previous Day                                                     
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
   Head Count                         28,273      12,532      16,818      11,455
   Lowest Base Price                   73.72       73.72                   86.32
   Highest Base Price                 102.30       99.04                  102.30
   Weighted Average Price              94.08       91.18                   99.19
   Change from Previous Day                                                     
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
   Head Count                        150,347      91,416     108,579      37,601
   Lowest Base Price                   93.22       93.22       93.22       95.44
   Highest Base Price                 111.46      111.46      111.46      111.46
   Weighted Average Price             103.45      103.06      103.16      103.97
   Change from Previous Day                                                     
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
   Head Count                         61,613      34,831      38,353      21,322
   Lowest Base Price                   72.03       72.03       72.03       86.30
   Highest Base Price                 112.36      111.73      112.36      105.64
   Weighted Average Price              99.08      100.05      100.28       96.31
   Change from Previous Day                                                     
Negotiated (live basis)
   Head Count                          1,064                                    
   Lowest Base Price                   69.75                                    
   Highest Base Price                  83.95                                    
   Weighted Average Price              78.59                                    
   Change from Previous Day            -2.62                                    
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
   Head Count                            165                                    
   Lowest Base Price                                                            
   Highest Base Price                                                           
   Weighted Average Price                                                       
   Change from Previous Day                                                     
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
   Head Count                          1,229                                    
   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#  -26.00 -13.00         175#  -10.40    .00         205#     .00   4.00
    155#  -25.00 -10.00         185#   -1.50    .00         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 Hog0 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin 
depthFFLI: 53.81       
 
Price Range $102.50 - $111.50 
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
 
Canada                5,163          Colorado                159
Iowa                 90,965          Illinois             26,026
Indiana              12,180          Kansas                1,448
Kentucky              1,398          Michigan              5,732
Minnesota            51,529          Missouri              3,260
Montana                 421          North Carolina        6,425
Nebraska             14,226          Ohio                 18,899
Oklahoma              1,427          Pennsylvania          6,947
South Carolina          165          South Dakota          9,030
Wisconsin               915          
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