USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 04/07 07:45
04/07/2026 | 7:45 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 04/07 07:45
LM_HG218
Des Moines, IA Tue, Apr 07, 2026
DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY HOG REPORT
Current Volume by Purchase Type
Barrows and Gilts Live and Carcass Basis
Actual Actual Actual
Today Week Ago Year Ago
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Producer Sold
Negotiated 3,304 7,433 7,260
Other Market Formula 18,370 25,696 18,912
Swine/Pork Market Formula 120,278 131,734 124,839
Other Purchase Arrangement 56,368 59,078 65,929
Negotiated Formula 265 165
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 24,518 31,803 37,713
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Other Swine
Market or Pork Other
Formula Market Purchase Negotiated Totals/
Negotiated (FUT/OPT)** Formula Arrgment Formula Wtd Avg
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Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis):
Producer Sold
Head Count 497 14,342 113,575 52,612 265 181,291
Base Price 89.03 89.71 88.97
Packer Sold
Head Count 24,197
Base Price 89.09
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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 497
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 265
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 762
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 18,182 11,673 16,384 1,798
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 129,643 82,210 94,490 29,808
Lowest Base Price 80.42 82.07 80.42 80.42
Highest Base Price 94.51 94.51 94.51 93.13
Weighted Average Price 88.95 88.73 88.74 89.31
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 56,901 32,767 34,237 21,202
Lowest Base Price 78.99 83.52 83.52 78.99
Highest Base Price 102.26 101.01 101.01 102.26
Weighted Average Price 89.77 89.84 89.89 89.36
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,990
Lowest Base Price 62.25
Highest Base Price 73.00
Weighted Average Price 68.05 68.37
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 140
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 2,130
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
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NATIONAL DAILY DIRECT NEGOTIATED HOG PURCHASE MATRIX
REPRESENTING INDIVIDUAL PACKER CARCASS MERIT BUYING PROGRAMS
based on Weight(215 lb Carcass),Backfat(0.5 - 0.8 inches)and Loin Depth(2.0 -
2.7 inches)
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CARCASS WEIGHT DIFFERENTIALS
145# 175# 205#
155# 185# 215#
165# 195# 225#
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
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Canada 5,398 Iowa 82,438
Illinois 21,203 Indiana 14,782
Kansas 1,887 Kentucky 1,603
Maryland 160 Michigan 6,070
Minnesota 46,409 Missouri 2,556
Montana 674 North Carolina 160
North Dakota 296 Nebraska 12,265
Ohio 15,057 Oklahoma 1,905
Pennsylvania 4,294 South Dakota 5,514
Wisconsin 432
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