USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 04/10 08:00
04/10/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 04/10 08:00
LM_HG218
Des Moines, IA Fri, Apr 10, 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 2,392 4,052 5,446
Other Market Formula 21,691 18,342 21,530
Swine/Pork Market Formula 133,841 127,158 131,909
Other Purchase Arrangement 52,830 55,105 46,927
Negotiated Formula 260 1,600 205
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 32,876 30,689 28,976
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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 682 19,428 129,661 49,357 260 199,388
Base Price 89.96 87.05 88.82 89.04 88.71
Packer Sold
Head Count 32,166
Base Price 89.21
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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 682
Lowest Base Price 86.00
Highest Base Price 91.00
Weighted Average Price 89.96 90.11 89.96
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 260
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 942
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 23,088 13,297 18,093 4,995
Lowest Base Price 78.93 84.17
Highest Base Price 101.35 97.36
Weighted Average Price 87.69 90.21
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 154,578 87,744 103,074 45,928
Lowest Base Price 79.84 79.84 79.84 81.41
Highest Base Price 96.57 95.24 95.24 96.57
Weighted Average Price 88.82 88.81 88.68 88.91
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 52,946 32,154 34,871 16,114
Lowest Base Price 82.06 82.07 82.07 82.06
Highest Base Price 107.29 97.42 97.42 107.29
Weighted Average Price 89.11 88.87 89.22 88.63
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,099
Lowest Base Price 59.25
Highest Base Price 73.00
Weighted Average Price 68.07 70.55
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 140
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,239
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# -26.00 -13.00 175# -4.00 -1.35 205# .00 4.00
155# -26.00 -10.00 185# -1.50 .00 215# .00 4.00
165# -26.00 -3.37 195# .00 3.00 225# -1.33 3.50
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog215.42 lb carcass .68 inch back-fat
7.91 square inch loin 2.63 inch loin depth FFLI: 52.85
Price Range $90.00 - $96.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
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Canada 6,308 Colorado 160
Iowa 92,767 Idaho 334
Illinois 17,294 Indiana 15,127
Kansas 1,162 Kentucky 870
Michigan 8,007 Minnesota 42,741
Missouri 2,948 North Carolina 7,581
North Dakota 170 Nebraska 14,158
Ohio 16,804 Oklahoma 2,005
Pennsylvania 4,645 South Dakota 8,018
Tennessee 1,980 Wisconsin 975
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