USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 04/14 15:00
04/14/2026 | 3:00 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 04/14 15:00
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Tue, Apr 14, 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 6,249 6,249 6,939 5,357
Other Market Formula 22,879 22,879 23,696 23,615
Swine/Pork Market Formula 142,843 142,843 137,440 127,029
Other Purchase Arrangement 64,651 64,651 66,151 64,542
Negotiated Formula 1,592 1,592 425 165
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 42,112 42,112 29,506 39,410
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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 5,593
Lowest Base Price 88.00
Highest Base Price 92.50
Weighted Average Price 90.77 90.80 90.94
Change from Previous Day 1.73
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,427
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 7,020
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 28,097 10,966 21,137 6,960
Lowest Base Price 78.25 84.00
Highest Base Price 93.21 92.00
Weighted Average Price 87.99 88.96
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 167,237 98,020 118,704 44,106
Lowest Base Price 80.39 82.84 82.84 80.39
Highest Base Price 95.36 95.36 95.36 93.27
Weighted Average Price 88.82 88.54 88.44 89.67
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 64,544 41,907 43,917 19,006
Lowest Base Price 82.06 83.48 83.48 82.06
Highest Base Price 102.09 101.28 101.28 102.09
Weighted Average Price 89.41 89.30 89.40 89.20
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,034
Lowest Base Price 62.00
Highest Base Price 73.00
Weighted Average Price 70.24 72.24
Change from Previous Day .45 .65
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 305
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,339
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# -30.00 -13.00 175# -9.20 1.00 205# .00 4.00
155# -30.00 -5.00 185# -1.50 1.50 215# -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 Hog2 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 52.83
Price Range $90.47 - $96.50
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 6,241 Iowa 103,960
Illinois 18,570 Indiana 15,734
Kansas 1,965 Kentucky 964
Maryland 160 Michigan 9,020
Minnesota 52,933 Missouri 2,706
North Carolina 6,907 North Dakota 80
Nebraska 23,892 Ohio 17,680
Oklahoma 1,903 Pennsylvania 5,373
South Dakota 8,452 Tennessee 3,465
Wisconsin 321
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