USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 04/29 15:01
04/29/2026 | 3:01 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 04/29 15:01
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Wed, Apr 29, 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 6,619 6,619 4,316 5,918
Other Market Formula 22,834 22,834 22,630 26,449
Swine/Pork Market Formula 148,410 148,410 127,283 131,062
Other Purchase Arrangement 74,056 74,056 61,003 67,674
Negotiated Formula 1,230 1,230 1,332 170
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 40,093 40,093 26,779 30,259
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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 4,736
Lowest Base Price 87.00
Highest Base Price 96.00
Weighted Average Price 93.25 93.64
Change from Previous Day .69 .87
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,180
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 5,916
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 25,466 11,798 19,686 5,780
Lowest Base Price 79.57 89.15
Highest Base Price 102.73 97.43
Weighted Average Price 92.19 93.74
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 172,993 100,112 120,775 47,130
Lowest Base Price 80.97 80.97 80.97 80.97
Highest Base Price 97.27 97.27 97.27 95.56
Weighted Average Price 89.45 89.17 89.13 90.03
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 75,591 48,010 50,285 23,030
Lowest Base Price 82.06 83.43 83.43 82.06
Highest Base Price 102.26 102.26 102.26 102.22
Weighted Average Price 89.66 89.81 89.92 88.81
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,549
Lowest Base Price 57.75
Highest Base Price 72.25
Weighted Average Price 68.78 69.96
Change from Previous Day -3.37
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 1,689
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# -26.00 -13.00 175# -9.20 .00 205# .00 4.00
155# -26.00 -5.00 185# -1.50 .00 215# -8.00 4.00
165# -26.00 .00 195# .00 3.00 225# -30.00 3.50
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog7 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 52.87
Price Range $91.00 - $100.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 6,929 Iowa 110,647
Idaho 166 Illinois 17,884
Indiana 21,171 Kansas 1,695
Kentucky 2,482 Michigan 9,455
Minnesota 54,204 Missouri 3,100
North Carolina 6,699 North Dakota 170
Nebraska 21,340 New York 170
Ohio 17,005 Oklahoma 1,945
Pennsylvania 6,154 South Dakota 8,727
Tennessee 2,475 Texas 9
Wisconsin 815
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