USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 04/20 14:55
04/20/2026 | 2:55 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 04/20 14:55
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Mon, Apr 20, 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 4,955 4,955 2,572 2,041
Other Market Formula 30,901 30,901 40,215 15,810
Swine/Pork Market Formula 161,667 161,667 147,693 88,991
Other Purchase Arrangement 187,580 187,580 111,879 86,834
Negotiated Formula 1,367 1,367 330 165
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 42,871 42,871 35,961 23,905
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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 3,121
Lowest Base Price 88.00
Highest Base Price 93.00
Weighted Average Price 92.13 92.40 92.40
Change from Previous Day 1.85
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 785
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 3,906
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 35,277 23,043 33,972 1,305
Lowest Base Price 77.94
Highest Base Price 95.80
Weighted Average Price 89.42
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 184,999 115,227 133,273 48,648
Lowest Base Price 78.65 78.65 78.65 81.18
Highest Base Price 95.83 95.83 95.83 93.51
Weighted Average Price 88.81 88.58 88.47 89.56
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 190,161 159,122 162,742 24,972
Lowest Base Price 81.23 81.69 81.69 81.23
Highest Base Price 107.29 97.33 97.33 107.29
Weighted Average Price 87.25 86.96 87.09 87.85
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,457
Lowest Base Price 58.75
Highest Base Price 73.00
Weighted Average Price 69.58 71.64
Change from Previous Day .10 -.85
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 722
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 2,179
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# -9.30 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 Hog4 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 53.33
Price Range $92.50 - $97.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 5,680 Iowa 236,702
Illinois 17,077 Indiana 26,932
Kansas 1,185 Kentucky 2,212
Maryland 90 Michigan 9,622
Minnesota 65,489 Missouri 4,076
Montana 677 North Carolina 6,840
Nebraska 22,382 Ohio 18,195
Pennsylvania 3,437 South Dakota 7,870
Tennessee 130 Wisconsin 745
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