Barrows and gilts cash prices near Fremont, NE. USDA AMS MARS Report 2498 — national weighted average with Nebraska context. Updated daily Monday–Friday.
Nebraska's hog market benefits from cheap corn and a strong ethanol industry that produces DDGs for hog rations. The eastern Corn Belt strip — Douglas, Saunders, Dodge, and Cuming counties — carries the densest hog concentration. Hormel Fremont is the state's primary harvest facility.
Hormel Foods Fremont; Smithfield South Sioux City (across IA border); Nebraska Pork Partners Broken Bow
USDA AMS Report 2498 captures the prior day's national weighted average for barrows and gilts. Nebraska producers selling through packer contracts receive this benchmark price adjusted for their specific contract terms — lean percentage premiums/discounts, sort loss, and transportation. GrainBrief Pro shows the national benchmark plus the typical Nebraska basis range derived from historical AMS data.
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