USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 05/06 14:55
05/06/2026 | 2:55 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 05/06 14:55
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Wed, May 06, 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 6,987 6,987 6,619 7,155
Other Market Formula 17,440 17,440 22,834 71,900
Swine/Pork Market Formula 149,491 149,491 148,410 119,697
Other Purchase Arrangement 64,992 64,992 74,056 61,770
Negotiated Formula 1,235 1,235 1,230 330
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 37,389 37,389 40,093 32,593
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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 4,987
Lowest Base Price 89.00
Highest Base Price 95.00
Weighted Average Price 94.59 94.75 94.75
Change from Previous Day -.86 -.78 -.73
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,185
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 6,172
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 21,941 10,563 19,623 2,318
Lowest Base Price 80.81 85.62
Highest Base Price 103.72 102.14
Weighted Average Price 91.75 93.72
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 169,819 97,995 117,347 47,427
Lowest Base Price 79.27 79.27 79.27 80.47
Highest Base Price 99.98 99.98 99.98 98.65
Weighted Average Price 89.56 89.41 89.34 89.91
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 67,336 38,425 40,748 24,318
Lowest Base Price 81.15 81.15 81.15 81.60
Highest Base Price 108.79 102.03 102.03 108.79
Weighted Average Price 89.21 89.59 89.67 88.18
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,359
Lowest Base Price 61.00
Highest Base Price 75.45
Weighted Average Price 70.24 68.79 68.79 70.80
Change from Previous Day
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 1,499
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 -13.00 175# -9.50 1.00 205# .00 4.00
155# -30.00 -5.00 185# -1.50 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: 52.20
Price Range $92.71 - $99.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 7,092 Iowa 91,577
Idaho 168 Illinois 20,554
Indiana 16,046 Kansas 851
Kentucky 692 Michigan 7,470
Minnesota 61,435 Missouri 2,703
North Carolina 7,195 North Dakota 332
Nebraska 19,510 Ohio 23,008
Oklahoma 1,761 Pennsylvania 5,331
South Carolina 150 South Dakota 11,006
Wisconsin 653
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