USDA Nat'l Weekly Direct Hog                       09/28 10:00
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Des Moines, IA                             Mon, Sep 28, 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                                   25,069           1.05%      1.04%
OTHER MARKET FORMULA (FUTURES/OPTIONS)      118,775           4.96%      6.01%
SWINE OR PORK MARKET FORMULA                670,850          28.03%     27.73%
OTHER PURCHASE ARRANGEMENT                  407,504          17.03%     17.42%
NEGOTIATED FORMULA                            4,982            .21%       .16%
PACKER SOLD (ALL PURCHASE TYPES)            163,741           6.84%      7.01%
PACKER OWNED                              1,002,612          41.89%     40.62%
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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                       23,743      19,588      20,876       2,589
     Wtd Avg                           79.81       79.74       79.72       80.70
Other Market Formula (Futures/Options) (Carcass)
     Head Count                      120,399      55,023      85,778      34,621
     Wtd Avg                           77.68                               79.55
Swine/Pork Market Formula (Carcass)
     Head Count                      782,457     468,611     554,516     201,012
     Wtd Avg                           80.20       79.80       79.74       81.03
Other Purchase Arrangement (Carcass)
     Head Count                      463,785     347,303     359,122      97,455
     Wtd Avg                           82.12       81.60       81.63       83.86
Negotiated (Live)
     Head Count                        5,246       3,155       3,155       1,775
     Wtd Avg                           59.34                               62.43
Negotiated Formula (Carcass)
     Head Count                        2,150         495         495       1,655
     Wtd Avg                                                                    
Negotiated Combined (Carcass)
     Head Count                       25,893      20,083      21,371       4,244
     Wtd Avg                                                                    
Negotiated Formula (Live)
     Head Count                        3,351       1,120       1,120       2,231
     Wtd Avg                                                                    
Negotiated Combined (Live)
     Head Count                        8,597       4,275       4,275       4,006
     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    4,818 370 63.42   2,871 370 63.30   3,903 370 63.08     572 374 66.39
400-449    5,110 425 65.79   2,511 424 66.87   3,609 423 65.51   1,134 425 67.04
450-499    4,830 475 69.05   1,871 475 69.52   2,407 475 69.04   1,403 475 69.48
500-549    8,180 523 71.32   3,396 523 71.06   4,584 523 70.75   2,123 524 72.39
550/up     5,645 586 71.48   2,100 584 70.16   2,728 584 70.45   1,748 590 73.07
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STATE OF ORIGIN
 
                  B & G     SOW    BOAR                    B & G    SOW     BOAR
Arkansas                    239         California           38                
Canada           30,336   5,860      58 Colorado            316     224        
Iowa            627,057   8,634   1,233 Idaho               495                
Illinois         91,960   4,518      10 Indiana          68,771     887      67
Kansas            8,239     637         Kentucky         13,616     192        
Maryland            320                 Michigan         35,214   1,266      14
Minnesota       273,522   5,582     210 Missouri         16,739   2,002     109
Mississippi                 530         Montana             904     260        
N Carolina       37,647   1,958      85 N Dakota          1,039                
Nebraska         79,514   3,348     472 Ohio             91,241   1,510      21
Oklahoma          5,095   1,411         Pennsylvania     21,321   1,276      27
S Carolina                    3         S Dakota         45,023     685     145
Tennessee        11,283                 Texas                       632        
Wisconsin         2,816     194      63                                        
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