USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 04/01 14:45
04/01/2026 | 2:45 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 04/01 14:45
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Wed, Apr 01, 2026
DAILY DIRECT AFTERNOON HOG REPORT
Current Volume by Purchase Type
Barrows and Gilts Live and Carcass Basis
Estimated Actual Actual Actual
Today Today Week Ago Year Ago
Producer Sold
Negotiated 4,274 4,274 5,792 6,425
Other Market Formula 21,285 21,285 25,632 17,548
Swine/Pork Market Formula 136,915 136,915 128,926 124,524
Other Purchase Arrangement 61,248 61,248 62,812 67,701
Negotiated Formula 150 150 1,420
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 33,139 33,139 35,588 25,745
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Volume and Price Range For Barrows and Gilts
Purchased Swine (Including Packer Sold)
National Iowa/ Western Eastern
Minnesota Cornbelt Cornbelt
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Negotiated (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,609
Lowest Base Price 89.50
Highest Base Price 91.00
Weighted Average Price 90.17
Change from Previous Day -.41
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 100
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,709
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 21,705 15,260 19,175 2,530
Lowest Base Price 79.64 81.26
Highest Base Price 92.17 91.73
Weighted Average Price 86.73 86.11
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 157,114 86,699 103,300 48,476
Lowest Base Price 78.68 78.68 78.68 81.89
Highest Base Price 95.60 95.60 95.60 95.12
Weighted Average Price 88.64 88.25 88.27 89.15
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 62,331 35,438 37,119 23,109
Lowest Base Price 79.28 82.58 82.58 79.28
Highest Base Price 106.08 101.76 101.76 106.08
Weighted Average Price 88.91 89.15 89.18 88.29
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 2,073
Lowest Base Price 63.25
Highest Base Price 74.00
Weighted Average Price 70.05 70.37
Change from Previous Day -.34 -2.19
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 140
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 2,213
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
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DAILY DIRECT AFTERNOON HOG REPORT (PDF) (LSDLM_HG217) DAILY
DIRECT NEGOTIATED HOG PURCHASE MATRIX
REPRESENTING INDIVIDUAL PACKER CARCASS MERIT BUYING PROGRAMS
based on both Fat and Muscle Measurements for a 200 lb Carcass Basis
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CARCASS WEIGHT DIFFERENTIALS
145# -25.00 -13.00 175# -3.25 .00 205# .00 .00
155# -11.82 -5.00 185# -1.50 .00 215# -8.00 .00
165# -5.00 .00 195# .00 .00 225# -30.00 .00
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog9 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 52.77
Price Range $91.00 - $97.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 6,023 Iowa 92,706
Idaho 167 Illinois 19,715
Indiana 18,235 Kansas 988
Kentucky 999 Michigan 8,430
Minnesota 46,843 Missouri 2,695
North Carolina 7,260 North Dakota 170
Nebraska 13,492 Ohio 20,341
Oklahoma 2,098 Pennsylvania 7,429
South Carolina 150 South Dakota 8,378
Tennessee 140 Texas 91
Wisconsin 661
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