USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 12/08 07:55
12/08/2025 | 8:00 am CST USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 12/08 07:55
LM_HG218
Des Moines, IA Mon, Dec 08, 2025
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 2,293 2,527 1,433
Other Market Formula 32,082 25,803 37,465
Swine/Pork Market Formula 198,381 215,342 151,019
Other Purchase Arrangement 208,181 203,292 165,579
Negotiated Formula 2,265 1,701 2,401
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 57,099 40,261 47,234
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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 1,397 28,125 189,236 203,600 490 422,848
Base Price 71.21 81.33 78.99 79.89
Packer Sold
Head Count 56,837
Base Price 81.42
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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 1,397
Lowest Base Price 63.00
Highest Base Price 74.00
Weighted Average Price 71.21 70.43 70.14
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 490
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,887
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 35,715 19,299 30,140 5,575
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 230,882 136,701 165,198 62,356
Lowest Base Price 71.15 71.15 71.15 73.40
Highest Base Price 89.15 88.68 88.68 89.15
Weighted Average Price 81.37 81.06 80.96 82.39
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 211,201 178,907 182,810 25,951
Lowest Base Price 72.80 74.80 74.80 72.80
Highest Base Price 103.57 93.67 93.67 103.57
Weighted Average Price 79.04 78.32 78.44 82.68
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 711
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,775
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 2,486
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# -25.00 -14.62 175# -7.00 .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 Hog217.39 lb carcass .65 inch back-fat
8.21 square inch loin 2.73 inch loin depth FFLI: 53.44
Price Range $70.00 - $76.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
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Canada 6,078 Iowa 269,268
Illinois 24,797 Indiana 27,946
Kansas 2,023 Kentucky 2,663
Michigan 10,355 Minnesota 67,735
Missouri 5,769 Montana 223
North Carolina 14,916 Nebraska 23,011
Ohio 23,552 Oklahoma 1,571
Pennsylvania 4,183 South Dakota 15,543
Wisconsin 668
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