USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 04/06 14:45
04/06/2026 | 2:45 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 04/06 14:45
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Mon, Apr 06, 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 2,592 2,592 6,344 7,154
Other Market Formula 14,508 14,508 30,963 23,196
Swine/Pork Market Formula 100,818 100,818 141,705 141,062
Other Purchase Arrangement 60,583 60,583 74,407 128,362
Negotiated Formula 265 265 165
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 29,527 29,527 32,590 41,370
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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 467
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 265
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 732
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 15,306 9,281 14,312 994
Lowest Base Price 79.92 83.35
Highest Base Price 92.10 92.10
Weighted Average Price 87.71 87.15
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 115,220 66,917 79,549 33,326
Lowest Base Price 80.42 81.45 80.42 81.69
Highest Base Price 94.32 94.32 94.32 93.01
Weighted Average Price 88.60 88.19 88.13 89.58
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 64,514 40,570 41,835 21,217
Lowest Base Price 80.78 82.10 82.10 80.78
Highest Base Price 101.41 101.41 101.41 92.56
Weighted Average Price 87.10 87.24 87.35 86.22
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,505
Lowest Base Price 58.75
Highest Base Price 74.00
Weighted Average Price 69.43 71.64
Change from Previous Day 1.11 -.17
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 1,645
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# 175# 205#
155# 185# 215#
165# 195# 225#
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 3,962 Iowa 93,185
Illinois 14,070 Indiana 20,214
Kansas 170 Kentucky 1,607
Michigan 5,846 Minnesota 25,637
Missouri 2,882 Montana 674
North Carolina 7,200 Nebraska 11,860
Ohio 14,080 Pennsylvania 1,969
South Dakota 4,421 Wisconsin 485
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