USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 01/06 07:45
01/06/2026 | 7:45 am CST USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 01/06 07:45
LM_HG218
Des Moines, IA Tue, Jan 06, 2026
DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY HOG REPORT
Current Volume by Purchase Type
Barrows and Gilts Live and Carcass Basis
Actual Actual Actual
Today Week Ago Year Ago
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Producer Sold
Negotiated 2,590 898 2,885
Other Market Formula 94,877 22,066 19,934
Swine/Pork Market Formula 124,517 133,384 120,842
Other Purchase Arrangement 60,929 66,835 56,762
Negotiated Formula 30 160
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 32,287 31,262 39,307
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Other Swine
Market or Pork Other
Formula Market Purchase Negotiated Totals/
Negotiated (FUT/OPT)** Formula Arrgment Formula Wtd Avg
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Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis):
Producer Sold
Head Count 1,610 91,987 119,008 56,618 30 269,253
Base Price 66.54 95.87 80.52 82.60 86.12
Packer Sold
Head Count 32,174
Base Price 81.88
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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 1,610
Lowest Base Price 57.00
Highest Base Price 69.50
Weighted Average Price 66.54
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 30
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,640
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 96,067 13,760 18,560 77,507
Lowest Base Price 69.45
Highest Base Price 104.35
Weighted Average Price 95.45
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 142,727 83,903 100,325 37,394
Lowest Base Price 67.36 67.36 67.36 67.36
Highest Base Price 86.69 86.53 86.53 86.69
Weighted Average Price 80.63 80.30 80.20 81.47
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 61,283 39,429 40,571 18,923
Lowest Base Price 71.32 74.17 74.17 71.32
Highest Base Price 99.24 92.85 92.85 99.24
Weighted Average Price 82.55 81.79 81.86 83.73
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 324
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 324
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
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NATIONAL DAILY DIRECT NEGOTIATED HOG PURCHASE MATRIX
REPRESENTING INDIVIDUAL PACKER CARCASS MERIT BUYING PROGRAMS
based on Weight(215 lb Carcass),Backfat(0.5 - 0.8 inches)and Loin Depth(2.0 -
2.7 inches)
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CARCASS WEIGHT DIFFERENTIALS
145# -30.00 -14.62 175# -1.35 1.00 205# .00 3.00
155# -30.00 -5.00 185# .00 1.50 215# -8.00 3.00
165# -15.00 .00 195# .00 3.00 225# -30.00 1.00
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog215.13 lb carcass .64 inch back-fat
8.21 square inch loin 2.73 inch loin depth FFLI: 53.61
Price Range $64.50 - $73.50
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
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Canada 5,577 Iowa 88,319
Illinois 18,018 Indiana 16,211
Kansas 1,458 Kentucky 800
Maryland 161 Michigan 7,076
Minnesota 50,266 Missouri 2,237
Montana 703 North Carolina 7,913
Nebraska 15,220 Ohio 13,164
Oklahoma 1,860 Pennsylvania 3,834
South Dakota 7,402 Tennessee 75,000
Wisconsin 301
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