USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 04/30 15:05
04/30/2026 | 3:05 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 04/30 15:05
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Thu, Apr 30, 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 2,552 2,552 4,122 6,946
Other Market Formula 20,937 20,937 22,454 18,365
Swine/Pork Market Formula 120,702 120,702 128,640 117,516
Other Purchase Arrangement 53,594 53,594 55,456 58,421
Negotiated Formula 380 380 795 747
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 31,030 31,030 35,064 33,683
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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 870
Lowest Base Price 89.00
Highest Base Price 94.50
Weighted Average Price 92.64 92.65 92.74
Change from Previous Day -.61 -.90
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 165
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,035
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 19,745 12,679 14,914 4,831
Lowest Base Price 76.82 89.99
Highest Base Price 102.73 102.07
Weighted Average Price 91.36 95.01
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 139,693 76,859 90,312 44,934
Lowest Base Price 82.58 82.58 82.58 82.58
Highest Base Price 99.00 98.14 98.14 99.00
Weighted Average Price 90.44 90.42 90.42 90.36
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 55,758 30,488 33,815 20,157
Lowest Base Price 82.06 83.24 83.24 82.06
Highest Base Price 108.19 98.26 99.11 108.19
Weighted Average Price 90.88 91.69 92.06 88.77
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,285
Lowest Base Price 59.50
Highest Base Price 73.45
Weighted Average Price 68.82
Change from Previous Day .04
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 1,590
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 -14.62 175# -9.30 1.00 205# .00 4.00
155# -30.00 -5.00 185# .00 1.50 215# -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 Hog3 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 52.91
Price Range $93.83 - $97.50
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 5,026 Colorado 160
Georgia 49 Iowa 77,234
Idaho 167 Illinois 18,467
Indiana 13,841 Kansas 1,535
Kentucky 695 Michigan 8,461
Minnesota 44,931 Missouri 3,940
North Carolina 6,868 North Dakota 175
Nebraska 9,025 New York 170
Ohio 19,940 Oklahoma 1,765
Pennsylvania 5,058 South Dakota 7,743
Tennessee 3,465 Wisconsin 480
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