USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 04/15 14:55
04/15/2026 | 2:55 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 04/15 14:55
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Wed, Apr 15, 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 4,796 4,796 5,174 10,336
Other Market Formula 20,709 20,709 31,844 25,488
Swine/Pork Market Formula 130,658 130,658 125,914 126,765
Other Purchase Arrangement 66,506 66,506 57,959 66,495
Negotiated Formula 2,263 2,263 880 680
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 33,753 33,753 27,492 27,042
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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 3,545
Lowest Base Price 89.00
Highest Base Price 92.50
Weighted Average Price 91.88 91.80 91.88
Change from Previous Day 1.11 1.00 .94
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 2,213
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 5,758
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 20,441 7,735 13,101 7,340
Lowest Base Price 79.07 85.75
Highest Base Price 104.78 104.78
Weighted Average Price 89.07 91.74
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 150,808 85,190 101,161 44,304
Lowest Base Price 81.07 81.07 81.07 83.10
Highest Base Price 94.44 94.44 94.44 93.77
Weighted Average Price 89.44 89.34 89.23 89.73
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 67,826 38,938 41,523 23,893
Lowest Base Price 82.06 83.78 83.78 82.06
Highest Base Price 101.32 101.27 101.27 101.32
Weighted Average Price 89.54 89.63 89.78 88.88
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,136
Lowest Base Price 62.00
Highest Base Price 73.00
Weighted Average Price 70.01 72.47
Change from Previous Day -.23 .23
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 1,276
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# -9.25 1.00 205# .00 4.00
155# -30.00 -10.00 185# -1.50 1.50 215# .00 4.00
165# -25.00 -3.37 195# .00 3.00 225# -1.33 2.00
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog0 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 53.03
Price Range $91.00 - $96.50
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 7,068 Iowa 92,432
Idaho 167 Illinois 20,555
Indiana 15,615 Kansas 1,492
Kentucky 2,276 Michigan 8,985
Minnesota 44,034 Missouri 3,644
North Carolina 6,791 North Dakota 335
Nebraska 16,039 Ohio 20,617
Oklahoma 1,830 Pennsylvania 6,963
South Dakota 7,037 Tennessee 1,815
Wisconsin 990
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