USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 12/30 10:55
12/30/2025 | 10:55 am CST USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 12/30 10:55
LSDLM_HG216
Des Moines, IA Tue, Dec 30, 2025
DAILY DIRECT MORNING 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 1,714 464 2,176 2,703
Other Market Formula 20,183 18,923 16,274 13,666
Swine/Pork Market Formula 112,850 98,234 82,929 71,934
Other Purchase Arrangement 63,900 60,701 50,114 39,608
Negotiated Formula 165 165 361 160
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 30,141 29,121 24,724 22,119
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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 40
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 40
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 19,313 8,448 12,773 6,540
Lowest Base Price 73.12 76.69
Highest Base Price 102.58 102.58
Weighted Average Price 81.83 83.64
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 116,881 66,042 77,886 34,248
Lowest Base Price 68.19 68.19 68.19 68.44
Highest Base Price 91.36 88.28 88.28 91.36
Weighted Average Price 82.02 81.54 81.33 83.53
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 61,035 40,532 42,002 17,583
Lowest Base Price 73.10 73.10 73.10 80.03
Highest Base Price 99.58 94.84 94.84 99.58
Weighted Average Price 84.44 83.29 83.41 86.75
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 424
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
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 589
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
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DAILY DIRECT MORNING HOG REPORT (PDF) (LSDLM_HG216) 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# 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
Canada 5,241 Iowa 81,445
Illinois 16,518 Indiana 9,482
Kansas 1,248 Kentucky 1,020
Maryland 160 Michigan 7,140
Minnesota 34,362 Missouri 3,731
North Carolina 7,818 North Dakota 350
Nebraska 12,335 Ohio 13,268
Oklahoma 1,877 Pennsylvania 4,843
South Dakota 2,826 Tennessee 3,300
Wisconsin 644
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