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USDA Daily Slaughter Swine 03/20 09:50 LM_HG201 Des Moines, IA Fri, Mar 20, 2026 NATIONAL DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SLAUGHTERED SWINE Slaughter Data for Thursday, March 19, 2026 Barrows and Gilts (Live and Carcass Basis): 457,844 NEGOTIATED OTHER SWINE OTHER NEGOTIATED TOTALS/ MARKET OR PORK PURCHASE FORMULA WTD AVG FORMULA MARKET ARRGMENT (FUT/OPT)** FORMULA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Producer Sold: HEAD COUNT 3,734 29,360 120,206 81,011 1,918 236,229 CARCASS BASE PRICE 91.75 87.61 90.59 89.79 89.96 AVERAGE NET PRICE 92.76 89.87 91.74 91.39 91.40 LOWEST NET LOT 82.43 79.53 78.00 79.94 80.13 HIGHEST NET LOT 97.77 99.02 100.11 105.51 99.94 AVERAGE LIVE WT 283.00 290.85 291.32 291.60 291.25 AVERAGE CARCASS WT 214.51 218.70 219.14 218.25 218.73 AVERAGE SORT LOSS -.92 -2.36 -1.95 -1.97 -2.01 AVERAGE BACKFAT .63 .64 .63 .65 .64 AVG LOIN DEPTH (LD) 2.58 2.72 2.69 2.66 2.68 LEA (LD Converted) 7.76 8.17 8.10 7.99 8.07 AVERAGE LEAN PERCENT 55.12 56.01 56.20 55.88 56.03 (Packer Buying Programs) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Packer Sold: TOTALS/WTD AVG All Purchase Types HEAD COUNT 34,735 CARCASS BASE PRICE 91.12 AVERAGE NET PRICE 92.41 AVERAGE OF LOWEST NET LOTS 88.61 AVERAGE OF HIGHEST NET LOTS 97.90 AVERAGE LIVE WT 293.04 AVERAGE CARCASS WT 220.80 AVERAGE SORT LOSS -2.13 AVERAGE BACKFAT .59 AVERAGE LOIN DEPTH (LD) 2.79 LOINEYE AREA (LD Converted) 8.39 AVERAGE LEAN PERCENT 56.77 (Packer Buying Programs) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Packer Owned: TOTALS/WTD AVG HEAD COUNT 186,880 AVERAGE LIVE WT 290.52 AVERAGE CARCASS WT 219.63 AVERAGE BACKFAT .68 AVERAGE LOIN DEPTH (LD) 2.60 LOINEYE AREA (LD Converted) 7.80 AVERAGE LEAN PERCENT 54.96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA REPORTED: Prior Slaughter Day's Average Market Hog based on reported slaughter data: 219.25 lbs carcass; BF .65; LD 2.66; LEA 7.99; FFLI 53.90% CARCASS-BASED PURCHASES: Wtd Avg Base $90.11 Wtd Avg Net Price $91.53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SWINE SCHEDULED FOR DELIVERY TO PACKING PLANTS FOR SLAUGHTER (Dates based on reporting days) Head Count March 20,2026 405,909 March 21,2026 127,135 March 22,2026 43,179 March 23,2026 348,961 March 24,2026 349,006 March 25,2026 342,347 March 26,2026 342,334 March 27,2026 297,568 March 28,2026 25,759 March 29,2026 21,775 March 30,2026 116,776 March 31,2026 125,164 April 01,2026 115,849 April 02,2026 116,740 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEGOTIATED NEGOTIATED COMBINED FORMULA Producer Sold: HEAD COUNT 3,734 1,918 5,652 CARCASS BASE PRICE 91.75 91.75 AVERAGE NET PRICE 92.76 92.76 LOWEST NET LOT 82.43 82.43 HIGHEST NET LOT 97.77 97.77 AVERAGE LIVE WT 283.00 283.00 AVERAGE CARCASS WT 214.51 214.51 AVERAGE SORT LOSS -.92 -.92 AVERAGE BACKFAT .63 .63 AVG LOIN DEPTH (LD) 2.58 2.58 LEA (LD Converted) 7.76 7.76 AVERAGE LEAN PERCENT 55.12 55.12 (Packer Buying Programs) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
