USDA Nat’l Weekly Direct Hog 12/29 09:55
12/29/2025 | 9:55 am CST USDA Nat’l Weekly Direct Hog 12/29 09:55
LM_HG214
Des Moines, IA Mon, Dec 29, 2025
WEEKLY NATIONAL DIRECT SWINE REPORT
WEEKLY VOLUME and PERCENTAGES OF BARROWS & GILTS BY PURCHASE TYPE
FROM PRIOR DAY SLAUGHTERED SWINE REPORTS (Live and Carcass Basis)
YTD
PRODUCER SOLD: Head Count Percent Percent
NEGOTIATED 16,757 .94% 1.2%
OTHER MARKET FORMULA (FUTURES/OPTIONS) 111,779 6.27% 6.55%
SWINE OR PORK MARKET FORMULA 483,117 27.11% 27.33%
OTHER PURCHASE ARRANGEMENT 314,383 17.64% 16.72%
NEGOTIATED FORMULA 854 .05% .11%
PACKER SOLD (ALL PURCHASE TYPES) 128,528 7.21% 7.2%
PACKER OWNED 726,687 40.78% 40.89%
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WEEKLY VOLUME & WEIGHTED AVERAGE PRICES OF BARROWS & GILTS
FROM PRIOR DAY PURCHASED SWINE REPORTS (Includes Packer Sold)
NATIONAL IOWA WESTERN EASTERN
MINNESOTA CORNBELT CORNBELT
Negotiated (Carcass)
Head Count 4,486 2,461 3,356 470
Wtd Avg 67.90 67.56 68.38
Other Market Formula (Futures/Options) (Carcass)
Head Count 102,530 59,485 85,650 16,594
Wtd Avg 82.21 82.06 81.83
Swine/Pork Market Formula (Carcass)
Head Count 585,056 342,717 414,147 151,219
Wtd Avg 82.35 81.74 81.68 83.85
Other Purchase Arrangement (Carcass)
Head Count 344,477 258,633 267,864 70,437
Wtd Avg 82.16 81.28 81.43 84.52
Negotiated (Live)
Head Count 5,000 3,534 3,693 1,148
Wtd Avg 51.12 52.38
Negotiated Formula (Carcass)
Head Count 90 90 90
Wtd Avg
Negotiated Combined (Carcass)
Head Count 4,576 2,551 3,446 470
Wtd Avg
Negotiated Formula (Live)
Head Count 688 523
Wtd Avg
Negotiated Combined (Live)
Head Count 5,688 3,534 3,693 1,671
Wtd Avg
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WEEKLY VOLUME & WEIGHTED AVERAGE PRICES OF NEGOTIATED SOWS
FROM PRIOR DAY PURCHASED SWINE REPORTS
NATIONAL IOWA WESTERN EASTERN
MINNESOTA CORNBELT CORNBELT
Weight Head Avg Head Avg Head Avg Head Avg
Range Count Wgt Price Count Wgt Price Count Wgt Price Count Wgt Price
300-399 4,265 371 51.75 2,580 370 52.59 3,503 370 50.96 505 374 57.38
400-449 3,363 423 53.58 2,166 423 54.09 2,681 423 53.12 421 425 56.09
450-499 4,134 476 59.32 1,752 477 59.20 2,117 477 58.74 1,882 475 60.33
500-549 4,486 523 61.72 1,386 521 61.05 1,516 521 60.80 1,736 524 61.45
550/up 1,885 584 62.28 644 589 62.84 746 588 62.05 712 578 62.98
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STATE OF ORIGIN
B & G SOW BOAR B & G SOW BOAR
Arkansas 466 187 California 74
Canada 20,557 2,610 53 Colorado 159 93
Iowa 468,567 5,419 1,169 Idaho 60
Illinois 68,679 2,768 16 Indiana 71,195 605 23
Kansas 9,116 209 Kentucky 4,463 271
Maryland 160 Michigan 26,008 708 5
Minnesota 200,747 4,294 178 Missouri 14,101 1,150 96
Mississippi 529 Montana 678 85
N Carolina 30,200 1,442 88 N Dakota 1,209
Nebraska 62,981 1,546 219 Ohio 50,676 1,027 4
Oklahoma 7,524 702 Pennsylvania 13,455 481 6
S Dakota 34,203 125 105 Tennessee 3,795
Texas 321 Wisconsin 1,178 206 12
West Virginia 168
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