USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 05/18 15:00
05/18/2026 | 3:00 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 05/18 15:00
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Mon, May 18, 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 3,535 3,535 1,857 2,103
Other Market Formula 28,363 28,363 24,981 42,977
Swine/Pork Market Formula 141,393 141,393 137,712 123,917
Other Purchase Arrangement 105,897 105,897 131,869 78,294
Negotiated Formula 455 455 480 170
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 42,808 42,808 40,357 41,527
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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 1,557
Lowest Base Price 87.00
Highest Base Price 95.75
Weighted Average Price 94.88 95.44 95.44
Change from Previous Day 3.36 3.79
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 455
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 2,012
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 31,755 20,712 29,207 2,548
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 167,076 93,046 111,695 50,414
Lowest Base Price 79.59 81.05 79.59 79.59
Highest Base Price 96.15 96.15 96.15 94.95
Weighted Average Price 88.45 88.15 88.02 89.22
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 107,379 75,768 77,843 28,213
Lowest Base Price 81.72 81.72 81.72 81.79
Highest Base Price 108.79 97.75 100.50 108.79
Weighted Average Price 89.09 89.26 89.36 88.21
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,839
Lowest Base Price 61.00
Highest Base Price 73.00
Weighted Average Price 70.90 69.47 69.31 72.25
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,839
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# -9.58 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 Hog6 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 51.52
Price Range $92.01 - $99.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 4,881 Iowa 130,055
Illinois 18,989 Indiana 24,064
Kansas 1,040 Kentucky 1,399
Michigan 10,825 Minnesota 62,703
Missouri 3,399 Montana 671
North Carolina 7,275 North Dakota 165
Nebraska 19,979 New York 170
Ohio 21,637 Oklahoma 1,637
Pennsylvania 5,773 South Dakota 7,200
Tennessee 110 Wisconsin 479
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