USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 12/19 15:05
12/19/2025 | 3:05 pm CST USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 12/19 15:05
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Fri, Dec 19, 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 3,399 3,399 2,974 1,228
Other Market Formula 15,905 15,905 37,888 25,609
Swine/Pork Market Formula 147,023 147,023 147,483 143,346
Other Purchase Arrangement 69,316 69,316 81,758 63,431
Negotiated Formula 645 645 789 170
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 40,741 40,741 47,655 34,023
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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 968
Lowest Base Price 57.00
Highest Base Price 70.00
Weighted Average Price 67.45 67.38 67.38
Change from Previous Day -1.20 -1.38 -1.24
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 480
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,448
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 14,129 7,762 11,963 2,166
Lowest Base Price 75.31 75.67 75.40
Highest Base Price 90.97 90.97 90.97
Weighted Average Price 80.55 81.08 80.52
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 176,679 106,278 124,322 46,688
Lowest Base Price 69.22 69.22 69.22 69.90
Highest Base Price 91.58 90.32 90.32 91.58
Weighted Average Price 82.71 82.12 82.10 84.20
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 71,910 45,668 48,058 21,890
Lowest Base Price 70.87 74.93 70.87 73.10
Highest Base Price 104.47 95.87 95.87 104.47
Weighted Average Price 84.31 83.40 83.37 86.09
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,865
Lowest Base Price 43.50
Highest Base Price 55.25
Weighted Average Price 52.21
Change from Previous Day .48
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 2,030
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# -25.00 -14.62 175# -4.00 .00 205# .00 4.00
155# -25.00 -5.00 185# .00 .00 215# -8.00 4.00
165# -25.00 .00 195# .00 3.00 225# -30.00 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: 52.65
Price Range $64.00 - $73.50
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 6,940 Colorado 296
Iowa 117,842 Idaho 300
Illinois 19,202 Indiana 15,540
Kansas 2,530 Kentucky 1,451
Michigan 8,575 Minnesota 44,499
Missouri 3,342 North Carolina 7,217
Nebraska 14,373 Ohio 19,200
Oklahoma 1,873 Pennsylvania 6,031
South Dakota 6,672 Wisconsin 1,136
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