USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 04/13 08:05
04/13/2026 | 8:05 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 04/13 08:05
LM_HG218
Des Moines, IA Mon, Apr 13, 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 2,382 3,209 3,487
Other Market Formula 26,936 18,418 37,220
Swine/Pork Market Formula 168,374 100,645 143,004
Other Purchase Arrangement 109,245 58,540 137,995
Negotiated Formula 50 851 633
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 40,721 29,346 31,588
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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 749 24,345 163,531 105,844 294,469
Base Price 89.06 86.10 88.65 87.58 88.06
Packer Sold
Head Count 40,215
Base Price 89.73
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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 749
Lowest Base Price 88.00
Highest Base Price 91.00
Weighted Average Price 89.06 90.43 90.43
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 749
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 30,645 15,558 24,460 6,185
Lowest Base Price 78.22 78.22
Highest Base Price 92.62 90.72
Weighted Average Price 87.15 88.62
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 191,072 111,147 132,124 54,329
Lowest Base Price 79.66 79.66 79.66 81.88
Highest Base Price 94.68 94.68 94.68 93.29
Weighted Average Price 88.70 88.71 88.56 88.84
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 112,218 81,873 84,768 25,006
Lowest Base Price 81.00 82.31 82.31 81.00
Highest Base Price 107.29 102.30 102.30 107.29
Weighted Average Price 87.79 87.56 87.71 87.65
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,361
Lowest Base Price 57.50
Highest Base Price 73.00
Weighted Average Price 69.41 71.85
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 140
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,501
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# -30.00 -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# .00 3.00 225# -30.00 2.00
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog216.95 lb carcass .67 inch back-fat
7.94 square inch loin 2.64 inch loin depth FFLI: 53.00
Price Range $91.00 - $96.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
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Canada 6,682 Iowa 141,812
Illinois 22,160 Indiana 26,991
Kansas 2,497 Kentucky 1,590
Michigan 9,520 Minnesota 68,479
Missouri 3,433 Montana 220
North Carolina 7,020 Nebraska 20,479
Ohio 16,425 Oklahoma 1,572
Pennsylvania 4,368 South Dakota 9,926
Tennessee 3,795 Wisconsin 764
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