USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 12/30 08:00
12/30/2025 | 8:00 am CST USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 12/30 08:00
LM_HG218
Des Moines, IA Tue, Dec 30, 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 898 3,242 2,942
Other Market Formula 22,066 17,302 18,995
Swine/Pork Market Formula 133,384 128,390 111,477
Other Purchase Arrangement 66,835 67,226 48,155
Negotiated Formula 196 160
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 31,262 31,669 33,443
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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 64 18,771 129,074 62,967 210,876
Base Price 81.91 84.22 82.44
Packer Sold
Head Count 31,150
Base Price 82.97
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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 64
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 64
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 23,016 11,003 16,496 6,520
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 152,157 85,234 102,958 43,993
Lowest Base Price 68.19 68.19 68.19 68.44
Highest Base Price 91.85 88.28 88.28 91.85
Weighted Average Price 82.06 81.64 81.49 83.31
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 67,081 42,545 44,695 20,422
Lowest Base Price 73.10 73.10 73.10 73.10
Highest Base Price 99.58 94.84 94.84 99.58
Weighted Average Price 84.10 83.32 83.41 85.34
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 724
Lowest Base Price 45.75
Highest Base Price 56.00
Weighted Average Price 51.64
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 724
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# 175# 205#
155# 185# 215#
165# 195# 225#
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
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Canada 5,582 Iowa 93,921
Idaho 54 Illinois 19,225
Indiana 19,716 Kansas 1,427
Kentucky 1,020 Maryland 160
Michigan 7,503 Minnesota 45,891
Missouri 3,754 Montana 677
North Carolina 8,161 North Dakota 350
Nebraska 14,375 Ohio 13,589
Oklahoma 1,883 Pennsylvania 4,634
South Dakota 9,023 Tennessee 3,300
Texas 2 Wisconsin 490
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