USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 05/22 14:55
05/22/2026 | 2:55 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 05/22 14:55
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Fri, May 22, 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 3,242 3,242 3,616 3,047
Other Market Formula 19,856 19,856 23,848 21,428
Swine/Pork Market Formula 107,845 107,845 110,920 97,843
Other Purchase Arrangement 48,414 48,414 56,622 50,894
Negotiated Formula 295 295 165 496
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 28,203 28,203 27,573 28,598
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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 1,452
Lowest Base Price 90.00
Highest Base Price 95.00
Weighted Average Price 93.23 93.81 93.48
Change from Previous Day -.35 .83 -.10
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 1,452
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 20,294 12,372 17,807 2,487
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 126,698 71,864 81,246 39,847
Lowest Base Price 79.97 79.97 79.97 79.97
Highest Base Price 98.61 98.61 98.61 98.61
Weighted Average Price 89.33 89.36 89.22 89.37
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 48,019 25,225 28,355 18,688
Lowest Base Price 80.64 80.64 80.64 81.93
Highest Base Price 103.95 102.00 102.00 103.95
Weighted Average Price 89.75 90.05 90.52 88.46
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,179
Lowest Base Price 61.50
Highest Base Price 74.05
Weighted Average Price 69.09 71.57
Change from Previous Day -1.18
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 355
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,534
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# -9.20 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: 52.10
Price Range $93.00 - $98.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 5,831 Colorado 160
Iowa 75,075 Illinois 18,458
Indiana 13,179 Kansas 1,816
Kentucky 525 Michigan 5,495
Minnesota 37,009 Missouri 2,096
Montana 233 North Carolina 7,061
North Dakota 170 Nebraska 13,115
Ohio 16,365 Oklahoma 1,735
Pennsylvania 5,560 South Dakota 3,705
Texas 97 Wisconsin 170
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