USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 04/17 08:00
04/17/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 04/17 08:00
LM_HG218
Des Moines, IA Fri, Apr 17, 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 2,581 2,392 2,487
Other Market Formula 21,998 21,691 23,810
Swine/Pork Market Formula 130,826 133,841 121,179
Other Purchase Arrangement 64,791 52,830 46,904
Negotiated Formula 1,187 260 498
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 32,090 32,876 25,538
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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 717 18,103 126,437 60,670 1,025 206,952
Base Price 90.16 89.51 88.75 89.25 88.98
Packer Sold
Head Count 31,470
Base Price 89.65
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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 717
Lowest Base Price 88.00
Highest Base Price 92.50
Weighted Average Price 90.16 91.33 91.33
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,025
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,742
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 22,483 11,931 17,541 4,942
Lowest Base Price 79.25 89.05
Highest Base Price 97.93 97.93
Weighted Average Price 90.29 91.90
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 150,892 88,643 101,992 44,350
Lowest Base Price 79.64 79.64 79.64 79.64
Highest Base Price 97.63 95.83 95.83 97.63
Weighted Average Price 88.78 88.72 88.63 88.89
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 63,305 33,656 39,076 22,289
Lowest Base Price 80.30 80.30 80.30 81.82
Highest Base Price 107.29 101.60 101.60 107.29
Weighted Average Price 89.27 89.36 89.74 88.32
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,356
Lowest Base Price 60.00
Highest Base Price 73.00
Weighted Average Price 69.18 71.68
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 302
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,658
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# -25.00 -13.00 175# -9.10 .00 205# .00 4.00
155# -25.00 -5.00 185# -1.50 .00 215# -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 Hog220.55 lb carcass .66 inch back-fat
8.24 square inch loin 2.74 inch loin depth FFLI: 53.28
Price Range $91.00 - $96.50
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
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Canada 4,966 Colorado 160
Iowa 94,568 Idaho 334
Illinois 29,493 Indiana 14,833
Kansas 858 Kentucky 1,411
Michigan 6,717 Minnesota 42,131
Missouri 5,232 North Carolina 7,124
North Dakota 170 Nebraska 14,386
New York 339 Ohio 16,594
Oklahoma 1,897 Pennsylvania 4,494
South Dakota 6,897 Wisconsin 869
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