USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 08/28 14:45
08/28/2026 | 2:45 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 08/28 14:45
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Fri, Aug 28, 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 4,027 4,027 5,408 2,206
Other Market Formula 16,954 16,954 26,829 53,135
Swine/Pork Market Formula 122,398 122,398 134,010 124,971
Other Purchase Arrangement 52,642 52,642 57,338 44,844
Negotiated Formula 570 570 415 480
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 25,806 25,806 29,282 35,354
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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 2,319
Lowest Base Price 85.50
Highest Base Price 94.00
Weighted Average Price 89.57 89.86 89.84 88.38
Change from Previous Day -.19 .12 .13
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 160
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 2,479
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 15,737 3,519 8,049 7,688
Lowest Base Price 74.40 78.56
Highest Base Price 99.12 96.54
Weighted Average Price 83.67 85.78
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 141,057 83,879 98,386 37,871
Lowest Base Price 77.61 78.30 78.30 77.61
Highest Base Price 95.14 95.13 95.13 95.14
Weighted Average Price 88.39 88.19 88.10 88.69
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 50,553 27,104 29,317 19,440
Lowest Base Price 78.63 78.63 78.63 79.48
Highest Base Price 109.61 96.42 96.42 109.61
Weighted Average Price 88.73 88.31 88.39 89.02
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,421
Lowest Base Price 59.25
Highest Base Price 71.25
Weighted Average Price 66.47
Change from Previous Day -.62
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 470
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,891
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# -32.00 -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# -.50 3.00 225# -30.00 2.00
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog0 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 53.07
Price Range $85.50 - $98.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 5,971 Colorado 160
Iowa 75,436 Illinois 17,695
Indiana 14,083 Kansas 1,035
Kentucky 2,254 Michigan 6,272
Minnesota 42,920 Missouri 3,318
Montana 228 North Carolina 6,480
North Dakota 335 Nebraska 13,134
Ohio 15,566 Oklahoma 1,165
Pennsylvania 4,414 South Dakota 7,057
Tennessee 4,065 Wisconsin 809
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