USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 04/23 14:50
04/23/2026 | 2:50 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 04/23 14:50
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Thu, Apr 23, 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 4,122 4,122 2,502 3,914
Other Market Formula 22,454 22,454 20,971 18,816
Swine/Pork Market Formula 128,640 128,640 108,226 134,035
Other Purchase Arrangement 55,456 55,456 57,469 63,244
Negotiated Formula 795 795 1,020 339
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 35,064 35,064 21,458 33,615
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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 2,261
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 630
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 2,891
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 23,789 13,774 18,924 4,865
Lowest Base Price 79.03 90.65
Highest Base Price 97.43 97.43
Weighted Average Price 91.24 94.39
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 149,617 87,267 99,716 45,611
Lowest Base Price 81.13 81.13 81.13 83.05
Highest Base Price 98.40 97.17 97.17 98.40
Weighted Average Price 90.16 90.20 90.13 90.12
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 56,308 31,010 34,063 19,726
Lowest Base Price 82.06 83.72 83.72 82.06
Highest Base Price 102.51 102.51 102.51 102.33
Weighted Average Price 90.95 91.90 92.14 88.70
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,361
Lowest Base Price 59.50
Highest Base Price 73.00
Weighted Average Price 68.35 69.47
Change from Previous Day -1.97 -2.69
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 1,666
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 5,756 Colorado 160
Georgia 47 Iowa 91,023
Idaho 177 Illinois 18,481
Indiana 14,903 Kansas 1,320
Kentucky 1,854 Michigan 8,615
Minnesota 44,429 Missouri 3,345
North Carolina 7,173 Nebraska 11,916
Ohio 19,874 Oklahoma 1,758
Pennsylvania 4,292 South Dakota 7,628
Tennessee 3,135 Wisconsin 645
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