USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 05/15 14:55
05/15/2026 | 2:55 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 05/15 14:55
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Fri, May 15, 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 3,616 3,616 2,548 2,262
Other Market Formula 23,848 23,848 26,336 225,493
Swine/Pork Market Formula 110,920 110,920 125,183 124,976
Other Purchase Arrangement 56,622 56,622 51,316 56,307
Negotiated Formula 165 165 792 495
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 27,573 27,573 25,806 26,015
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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 1,633
Lowest Base Price 86.00
Highest Base Price 95.00
Weighted Average Price 91.52 91.65
Change from Previous Day -1.80 -1.67
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,633
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 24,222 11,863 18,808 5,414
Lowest Base Price 83.45 84.33
Highest Base Price 101.45 96.12
Weighted Average Price 90.76 93.40
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 125,285 70,006 79,062 40,889
Lowest Base Price 80.93 80.93 80.93 81.37
Highest Base Price 100.73 99.31 99.31 100.73
Weighted Average Price 89.69 89.52 89.49 89.93
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 58,611 34,007 36,804 20,666
Lowest Base Price 81.73 81.76 81.76 81.73
Highest Base Price 108.79 101.74 101.74 108.79
Weighted Average Price 89.22 89.29 89.58 88.43
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,437
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
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 1,742
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# -4.00 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 Hog9 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 51.67
Price Range $93.00 - $98.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 5,821 Colorado 159
Iowa 81,481 Illinois 17,821
Indiana 11,650 Kansas 747
Kentucky 2,069 Michigan 7,076
Minnesota 37,109 Missouri 2,379
Montana 229 North Carolina 7,441
North Dakota 335 Nebraska 12,395
Ohio 19,275 Oklahoma 1,554
Pennsylvania 6,306 South Dakota 6,417
Tennessee 2,145 Wisconsin 335
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