By DTN Staff

OMAHA (DTN) -- The United States inventory of all hogs and pigs on Dec. 1, 2025, was 75.5 million head. This was up 1% from Dec. 1, 2024, and up slightly from Sept. 1, 2025, USDA NASS reported on Tuesday.

Breeding inventory, at 5.95 million head, was down 1% from last year, but up slightly from the previous quarter.

Market hog inventory, at 69.6 million head, was up 1% from last year, and up slightly from last quarter.

The September-November 2025 pig crop, at 35.0 million head, was up slightly from 2024. Sows farrowing during this period totaled 2.93 million head, up slightly from 2024. The sows farrowed during this quarter represented 49% of the breeding herd. The average pigs saved per litter was 11.93 for the September-November period, compared to 11.92 last year.

United States hog producers intend to have 2.89 million sows farrow during the December 2025-February 2026 quarter, up 2% from the actual farrowings during the same period one year earlier, but down 1% from the same period two years earlier. Intended farrowings for March-May 2026, at 2.91 million sows, are up 2% from the same period one year earlier, but down slightly from the same period two years earlier.

The total number of hogs under contract owned by operations with over 5,000 head, but raised by contractees, accounted for 52% of the total United States hog inventory, up 2% from the previous year.

REVISIONS

All inventory and pig crop estimates for December 2023 through September 2025 were reviewed using final pig crop, official slaughter, death loss, and updated import and export data. The revision made to the September 2025 all hogs and pigs inventory was 1.1%. A revision of 2.5% was made to the June-August 2025 pig crop. The net revision made to the June 2025 all hogs and pigs inventory was 1.9%. A net revision of 1.9% was made to the March-May 2025 pig crop.

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To view the full Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report, visit https://www.nass.usda.gov/…

	2024	2025	2026	2025 As Percent of 2024	2026 As Percent of 2025
	(1,000 head)	(1,000 head)		(%)
All Hogs Dec. 1	75,075	75,545		101%
Kept for Breeding	6,004	5,952		99%
Kept for Marketing	69,071	69,592		101%
	WEIGHT BREAKDOWN
Under 50 lbs.	21,644	21,866		101%
50-119 lbs.	19,166	19,002		99%
120-179 lbs.	14,784	14,872		101%
180 lbs. and over	13,477	13,852		103%
	FARROWINGS/INTENTIONS*
Sep-Nov	2,925	2,933		100%
Dec-Feb*	2,929	2,831	2,885	97%	102%
Mar-May*	2,920	2,852	2,910	98%	102%
Sep-Nov Pig Crop	34,875	34,998		100%
	(number)	(number)		(%)
Sep-Nov Pigs Per Litter	11.92	11.93		100%

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