USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 12/17 14:55
12/17/2025 | 2:55 pm CST USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 12/17 14:55
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Wed, Dec 17, 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 6,052 6,052 6,048 3,510
Other Market Formula 23,942 23,942 14,979 21,282
Swine/Pork Market Formula 122,771 122,771 126,416 131,986
Other Purchase Arrangement 76,418 76,418 62,329 54,028
Negotiated Formula 650 650 650
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 33,546 33,546 32,194 33,747
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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 4,342
Lowest Base Price 64.00
Highest Base Price 71.00
Weighted Average Price 69.71 68.91 68.91
Change from Previous Day .15 -1.25 -.85
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 330
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 4,672
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 23,440 12,623 16,784 6,656
Lowest Base Price 74.14 74.14 74.14 77.13
Highest Base Price 102.50 90.77 90.77 102.50
Weighted Average Price 82.96 81.26 81.75 86.01
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 143,284 78,622 95,822 42,341
Lowest Base Price 70.50 70.50 70.50 70.79
Highest Base Price 92.64 90.68 90.68 92.64
Weighted Average Price 83.49 83.23 83.10 84.46
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 77,739 49,344 51,814 23,337
Lowest Base Price 64.00 71.50 71.50 64.00
Highest Base Price 98.50 93.44 93.44 98.50
Weighted Average Price 84.19 83.34 83.52 85.38
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 952
Lowest Base Price 48.49
Highest Base Price 56.25
Weighted Average Price 55.20 53.57
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 320
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,272
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# -32.00 -13.00 175# -4.00 1.00 205# .00 3.00
155# -30.00 -5.00 185# -1.50 1.50 215# -8.00 3.00
165# -15.00 .00 195# -.50 3.00 225# -30.00 1.00
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog6 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 52.67
Price Range $65.00 - $74.50
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 6,234 Georgia 1
Iowa 101,892 Illinois 19,815
Indiana 16,627 Kansas 2,426
Kentucky 956 Michigan 8,200
Minnesota 43,830 Missouri 3,177
North Carolina 7,296 North Dakota 545
Nebraska 13,357 New York 160
Ohio 22,002 Oklahoma 1,882
Pennsylvania 6,809 South Dakota 7,368
Wisconsin 802
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