USDA Nat'l Weekly Direct Hog                       03/16 10:05
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Des Moines, IA                             Mon, Mar 16, 2026

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                                   30,523           1.31%       .75%
OTHER MARKET FORMULA (FUTURES/OPTIONS)      146,547           6.28%      6.37%
SWINE OR PORK MARKET FORMULA                638,782          27.37%     27.88%
OTHER PURCHASE ARRANGEMENT                  416,837          17.86%     17.57%
NEGOTIATED FORMULA                            3,059            .13%        .1%
PACKER SOLD (ALL PURCHASE TYPES)            166,503           7.13%      7.03%
PACKER OWNED                                931,912          39.92%      40.3%
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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                       22,262      20,356      20,751       1,249
     Wtd Avg                           92.60       92.81       92.76       90.42
Other Market Formula (Futures/Options) (Carcass)
     Head Count                      166,514      86,041     115,663      50,851
     Wtd Avg                           89.70                               90.14
Swine/Pork Market Formula (Carcass)
     Head Count                      734,287     428,661     513,722     193,865
     Wtd Avg                           90.23       90.07       90.04       90.53
Other Purchase Arrangement (Carcass)
     Head Count                      313,262     199,382     213,199      90,630
     Wtd Avg                           90.57       90.81       90.98       89.34
Negotiated (Live)
     Head Count                        6,112         455         629       5,163
     Wtd Avg                           69.81       65.41       64.06       71.07
Negotiated Formula (Carcass)
     Head Count                        2,205         340         340         815
     Wtd Avg                                                                    
Negotiated Combined (Carcass)
     Head Count                       24,467      20,696      21,091       2,064
     Wtd Avg                                                                    
Negotiated Formula (Live)
     Head Count                          651                                 487
     Wtd Avg                                                                    
Negotiated Combined (Live)
     Head Count                        6,763         455         629       5,650
     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    5,884 372 72.03   2,586 371 73.13   4,392 372 72.16     962 371 72.92
400-449    5,827 425 73.26   2,758 425 74.16   4,244 425 72.43   1,083 425 75.40
450-499    6,080 475 76.92   1,865 475 77.39   3,229 475 74.09   1,652 475 80.24
500-549    9,475 524 81.27   3,510 525 80.54   5,035 524 80.01   2,732 523 83.16
550/up     4,100 588 82.47   1,452 587 79.90   1,891 586 80.71   1,356 591 85.43
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STATE OF ORIGIN
 
                  B & G     SOW    BOAR                    B & G    SOW     BOAR
Arkansas                    403         Canada           32,373   4,729     166
Colorado            320      99         Georgia              16     138        
Iowa            474,074   9,485   1,351 Idaho               501                
Illinois         93,616   4,589     405 Indiana          77,719     742      16
Kansas            5,808     200         Kentucky          8,056     901        
Maryland            163                 Michigan         32,249     896       9
Minnesota       265,341   5,401     321 Missouri         20,203   1,950      68
Mississippi                 271         Montana           1,120     276        
N Carolina       36,961   2,076      17 N Dakota            940     103        
Nebraska         76,627   6,149     568 Ohio             94,319   1,537        
Oklahoma          8,788   1,809         Pennsylvania     20,408   1,342     172
S Dakota         41,626   1,065     129 Tennessee        13,825                
Texas                       911         Wisconsin         3,271     438      19
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