USDA Nat'l Weekly Direct Hog                       12/15 10:00
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Des Moines, IA                             Mon, Dec 15, 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                                   28,135           1.12%       1.2%
OTHER MARKET FORMULA (FUTURES/OPTIONS)      150,667           6.02%      6.55%
SWINE OR PORK MARKET FORMULA                675,677          27.01%     27.34%
OTHER PURCHASE ARRANGEMENT                  448,115          17.91%     16.68%
NEGOTIATED FORMULA                            5,043             .2%       .11%
PACKER SOLD (ALL PURCHASE TYPES)            191,814           7.67%       7.2%
PACKER OWNED                              1,002,291          40.06%     40.92%
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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                       17,557       8,424       9,129       6,957
     Wtd Avg                           70.94       70.69       70.68       70.78
Other Market Formula (Futures/Options) (Carcass)
     Head Count                      133,946      80,805     118,014      15,932
     Wtd Avg                           82.78       83.50                   84.13
Swine/Pork Market Formula (Carcass)
     Head Count                      808,761     465,533     561,679     223,000
     Wtd Avg                           82.41       82.07       81.95       83.49
Other Purchase Arrangement (Carcass)
     Head Count                      466,262     340,822     356,868     100,140
     Wtd Avg                           81.84       80.84       81.05       84.33
Negotiated (Live)
     Head Count                        4,917       1,823       2,038       2,721
     Wtd Avg                           53.47                               54.34
Negotiated Formula (Carcass)
     Head Count                        2,299       1,009       1,009       1,290
     Wtd Avg                                                                    
Negotiated Combined (Carcass)
     Head Count                       19,856       9,433      10,138       8,247
     Wtd Avg                                                                    
Negotiated Formula (Live)
     Head Count                        3,194       1,440       1,440       1,100
     Wtd Avg                                                                    
Negotiated Combined (Live)
     Head Count                        8,111       3,263       3,478       3,821
     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    7,671 371 52.02   4,250 371 53.39   5,992 371 51.98     984 373 53.72
400-449    7,062 424 52.40   4,054 424 53.20   5,146 424 52.16   1,240 426 54.41
450-499    8,213 476 59.16   3,921 476 59.16   4,729 476 58.00   2,204 475 61.41
500-549    8,304 523 62.86   2,638 521 59.66   3,190 521 59.51   3,209 524 64.35
550/up     4,897 588 64.36   1,438 590 62.91   1,723 591 62.43   2,124 586 66.48
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STATE OF ORIGIN
 
                  B & G     SOW    BOAR                    B & G    SOW     BOAR
Arkansas                    471         California           88      22        
Canada           30,516   5,755     117 Colorado            158     195        
Iowa            620,736  10,135   1,476 Idaho               249                
Illinois        104,006   5,530      34 Indiana          89,927   1,056      14
Kansas            9,709     304         Kentucky          7,481     348        
Maryland            321                 Michigan         35,988   1,759      16
Minnesota       284,187   7,945     320 Missouri         21,315   1,383     126
Mississippi                 461         Montana           1,358     363        
N Carolina       40,533   3,975     106 N Dakota            839      95       2
Nebraska         89,093   4,805     425 Ohio             86,549   1,707      26
Oklahoma          8,362     927         Pennsylvania     23,824   1,571       4
S Dakota         47,039     427     139 Texas               280     934       1
Wisconsin         2,241     373      19 Wyoming             165                
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