USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 04/02 14:45
04/02/2026 | 2:45 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 04/02 14:45
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Thu, Apr 02, 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 3,389 3,389 4,597 4,473
Other Market Formula 18,647 18,647 18,443 19,856
Swine/Pork Market Formula 123,282 123,282 132,167 127,428
Other Purchase Arrangement 63,510 63,510 59,762 60,473
Negotiated Formula 1,600 1,600 335 545
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 33,870 33,870 34,913 36,451
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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 2,000
Lowest Base Price 89.00
Highest Base Price 91.00
Weighted Average Price 90.35 89.88 90.16
Change from Previous Day .18
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,600
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 3,600
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 20,737 12,834 17,598 3,139
Lowest Base Price 81.26 81.26
Highest Base Price 95.23 95.23
Weighted Average Price 87.07 87.92
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 146,278 83,571 100,039 41,735
Lowest Base Price 80.75 80.75 80.75 80.75
Highest Base Price 95.92 95.12 95.12 95.92
Weighted Average Price 88.58 88.50 88.36 88.84
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 64,222 36,301 39,469 22,474
Lowest Base Price 79.78 81.43 81.43 79.78
Highest Base Price 102.48 102.48 102.48 101.31
Weighted Average Price 88.56 88.82 89.05 87.49
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 940
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
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 1,080
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# -4.00 .00 205# .00 4.00
155# -25.00 -5.00 185# -1.50 .00 215# -8.00 4.00
165# -25.00 .00 195# .00 3.00 225# -30.00 2.00
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog8 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 52.47
Price Range $91.00 - $97.50
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 6,910 Colorado 159
Georgia 4 Iowa 90,464
Illinois 15,106 Indiana 12,074
Kansas 854 Kentucky 629
Michigan 8,314 Minnesota 43,905
Missouri 3,160 North Carolina 7,243
North Dakota 159 Nebraska 13,636
Ohio 21,523 Oklahoma 1,992
Pennsylvania 7,691 South Dakota 9,666
Wisconsin 809
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