USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 05/01 14:55
05/01/2026 | 2:55 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 05/01 14:55
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Fri, May 01, 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 3,354 3,354 3,658 3,667
Other Market Formula 17,805 17,805 24,902 41,178
Swine/Pork Market Formula 125,053 125,053 116,978 132,322
Other Purchase Arrangement 57,456 57,456 59,448 54,655
Negotiated Formula 700 700 1,298 175
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 27,038 27,038 24,542 21,697
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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 1,314
Lowest Base Price 88.00
Highest Base Price 95.00
Weighted Average Price 92.54 93.83 93.35
Change from Previous Day -.10 1.18 .61
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 170
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,484
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 17,513 9,555 13,725 3,788
Lowest Base Price 77.12 77.12
Highest Base Price 105.53 105.53
Weighted Average Price 91.98 93.86
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 141,312 79,062 92,903 43,652
Lowest Base Price 81.64 81.64 81.64 81.69
Highest Base Price 97.24 97.24 97.24 95.64
Weighted Average Price 89.75 89.76 89.63 89.76
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 58,254 32,530 34,461 21,375
Lowest Base Price 81.99 82.35 82.35 81.99
Highest Base Price 108.19 103.31 103.31 108.19
Weighted Average Price 89.68 90.21 90.41 88.52
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,454
Lowest Base Price 61.00
Highest Base Price 73.50
Weighted Average Price 70.78
Change from Previous Day 1.96
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 620
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 2,074
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# -9.40 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 Hog8 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 52.74
Price Range $93.84 - $99.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 6,022 Colorado 100
Iowa 79,882 Illinois 16,993
Indiana 17,394 Kansas 1,195
Kentucky 598 Michigan 9,094
Minnesota 43,117 Missouri 2,655
North Carolina 7,071 North Dakota 170
Nebraska 12,250 New York 340
Ohio 20,462 Oklahoma 2,097
Pennsylvania 4,657 South Dakota 6,974
Wisconsin 335
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