USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 04/08 14:40
04/08/2026 | 2:40 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 04/08 14:40
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Wed, Apr 08, 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 5,174 5,174 4,274 3,173
Other Market Formula 31,844 31,844 21,285 26,902
Swine/Pork Market Formula 125,914 125,914 136,915 133,980
Other Purchase Arrangement 57,959 57,959 61,248 65,481
Negotiated Formula 880 880 150 165
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 27,492 27,492 33,139 33,932
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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 2,095
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,480
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 3,575
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 31,314 11,974 16,445 14,869
Lowest Base Price 81.22 83.46
Highest Base Price 93.50 93.50
Weighted Average Price 87.69 88.84
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 139,435 75,058 87,538 46,969
Lowest Base Price 80.71 80.71 80.71 82.32
Highest Base Price 95.86 95.86 95.86 94.07
Weighted Average Price 89.69 89.75 89.80 89.39
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 60,106 33,544 35,147 22,511
Lowest Base Price 78.61 83.68 83.68 78.61
Highest Base Price 101.32 98.02 98.02 101.32
Weighted Average Price 89.62 89.96 90.09 88.71
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,558
Lowest Base Price 62.25
Highest Base Price 73.00
Weighted Average Price 70.36 64.30 63.66 71.49
Change from Previous Day 2.79 3.61
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 1,698
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 6,060 Iowa 79,165
Idaho 168 Illinois 21,268
Indiana 17,791 Kansas 1,350
Kentucky 1,034 Michigan 6,564
Minnesota 44,303 Missouri 2,362
North Carolina 7,380 North Dakota 340
Nebraska 10,980 Ohio 33,528
Oklahoma 1,948 Pennsylvania 6,811
South Dakota 7,231 Wisconsin 980
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