USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 04/27 15:20
04/27/2026 | 3:20 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 04/27 15:20
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Mon, Apr 27, 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 3,718 3,718 4,955 2,692
Other Market Formula 24,557 24,557 30,901 27,917
Swine/Pork Market Formula 147,041 147,041 161,667 167,785
Other Purchase Arrangement 183,789 183,789 187,580 143,614
Negotiated Formula 905 905 1,367 100
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 42,683 42,683 42,871 55,259
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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 1,539
Lowest Base Price 88.00
Highest Base Price 92.00
Weighted Average Price 90.24 90.25 90.25
Change from Previous Day -.18 -.27 -.15
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 265
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,804
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 26,262 14,902 20,997 5,265
Lowest Base Price 78.23
Highest Base Price 102.73
Weighted Average Price 91.21
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 172,218 102,569 120,822 46,913
Lowest Base Price 80.95 82.32 82.32 80.95
Highest Base Price 94.71 94.71 94.71 94.44
Weighted Average Price 89.55 89.24 89.17 90.33
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 188,709 156,638 158,704 28,215
Lowest Base Price 81.41 82.99 82.99 81.41
Highest Base Price 98.43 98.43 98.43 93.88
Weighted Average Price 87.18 86.89 86.96 88.03
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,481
Lowest Base Price 64.25
Highest Base Price 73.00
Weighted Average Price 70.74 71.76
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 920
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 2,401
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# -25.00 -14.62 175# -4.00 .00 205# .00 4.00
155# -25.00 -5.00 185# .00 .00 215# -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 Hog7 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 53.13
Price Range $90.00 - $96.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 5,159 Georgia 35
Iowa 221,103 Illinois 16,693
Indiana 23,255 Kansas 1,489
Kentucky 2,277 Michigan 9,421
Minnesota 55,628 Missouri 4,281
Montana 678 North Carolina 6,808
North Dakota 175 Nebraska 16,112
Ohio 19,922 Oklahoma 1,549
Pennsylvania 6,319 South Dakota 7,542
Tennessee 3,915 Wisconsin 332
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