USDA Daily Slaughter Swine 12/19 10:05
LM_HG201
Des Moines, IA Fri, Dec 19, 2025
NATIONAL DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SLAUGHTERED SWINE
Slaughter Data for Thursday, December 18, 2025
Barrows and Gilts (Live and Carcass Basis): 453,843
NEGOTIATED OTHER SWINE OTHER NEGOTIATED TOTALS/
MARKET OR PORK PURCHASE FORMULA WTD AVG
FORMULA MARKET ARRGMENT
(FUT/OPT)** FORMULA
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Producer Sold:
HEAD COUNT 4,440 33,321 118,840 81,157 660 238,418
CARCASS BASE PRICE 69.50 80.52 83.20 83.29 82.72
AVERAGE NET PRICE 69.02 82.96 84.22 84.86 84.12
LOWEST NET LOT 62.05 70.29 57.56 60.87 64.07
HIGHEST NET LOT 73.16 93.49 92.83 110.59 95.10
AVERAGE LIVE WT 294.95 288.75 288.34 294.79 290.59
AVERAGE CARCASS WT 212.57 217.78 217.55 219.97 218.41
AVERAGE SORT LOSS -1.82 -2.21 -1.81 -2.30 -2.07
AVERAGE BACKFAT .71 .63 .63 .67 .65
AVG LOIN DEPTH (LD) 2.59 2.71 2.69 2.72 2.70
LEA (LD Converted) 7.78 8.14 8.09 8.17 8.13
AVERAGE LEAN PERCENT 56.23 56.07 56.10 55.93 56.03
(Packer Buying Programs)
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Packer Sold: TOTALS/WTD AVG
All Purchase Types
HEAD COUNT 31,909
CARCASS BASE PRICE 82.92
AVERAGE NET PRICE 84.68
AVERAGE OF LOWEST NET LOTS 77.20
AVERAGE OF HIGHEST NET LOTS 84.69
AVERAGE LIVE WT 293.86
AVERAGE CARCASS WT 219.86
AVERAGE SORT LOSS -2.01
AVERAGE BACKFAT .59
AVERAGE LOIN DEPTH (LD) 2.80
LOINEYE AREA (LD Converted) 8.42
AVERAGE LEAN PERCENT 56.80
(Packer Buying Programs)
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Packer Owned: TOTALS/WTD AVG
HEAD COUNT 183,516
AVERAGE LIVE WT 290.99
AVERAGE CARCASS WT 219.91
AVERAGE BACKFAT .70
AVERAGE LOIN DEPTH (LD) 2.60
LOINEYE AREA (LD Converted) 7.81
AVERAGE LEAN PERCENT 54.81
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA REPORTED:
Prior Slaughter Day's Average Market Hog based on reported slaughter data:
219.16 lbs carcass; BF .66; LD 2.67; LEA 8.04; FFLI 53.70%
CARCASS-BASED PURCHASES:
Wtd Avg Base $82.74
Wtd Avg Net Price $84.19
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SWINE SCHEDULED FOR DELIVERY TO PACKING PLANTS FOR SLAUGHTER
(Dates based on reporting days) Head Count
December 19,2025 437,776
December 20,2025 192,281
December 21,2025 48,364
December 22,2025 355,081
December 23,2025 343,669
December 24,2025 122,303
December 25,2025 17,329
December 26,2025 346,354
December 27,2025 217,922
December 28,2025 18,915
December 29,2025 81,416
December 30,2025 89,791
December 31,2025 67,076
January 01,2026 4,047
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NEGOTIATED NEGOTIATED COMBINED
FORMULA
Producer Sold:
HEAD COUNT 4,440 660 5,100
CARCASS BASE PRICE 69.50 69.50
AVERAGE NET PRICE 69.02 69.02
LOWEST NET LOT 62.05 62.05
HIGHEST NET LOT 73.16 73.16
AVERAGE LIVE WT 294.95 294.95
AVERAGE CARCASS WT 212.57 212.57
AVERAGE SORT LOSS -1.82 -1.82
AVERAGE BACKFAT .71 .71
AVG LOIN DEPTH (LD) 2.59 2.59
LEA (LD Converted) 7.78 7.78
AVERAGE LEAN PERCENT 56.23 56.23
(Packer Buying Programs)
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