USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 04/24 07:50
04/24/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 04/24 07:50
LM_HG218
Des Moines, IA Fri, Apr 24, 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 5,055 2,581 4,072
Other Market Formula 18,569 21,998 25,677
Swine/Pork Market Formula 123,968 130,826 129,848
Other Purchase Arrangement 55,653 64,791 52,881
Negotiated Formula 1,083 1,187 265
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 30,064 32,090 32,038
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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 2,771 16,482 118,645 51,528 475 189,901
Base Price 92.72 90.74 89.92 90.61 90.23
Packer Sold
Head Count 29,403
Base Price 90.54
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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 2,771
Lowest Base Price 88.00
Highest Base Price 95.00
Weighted Average Price 92.72 92.72 92.72
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 475
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 3,246
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 20,072 11,147 15,792 4,280
Lowest Base Price 77.41 90.65
Highest Base Price 97.43 97.43
Weighted Average Price 91.65 94.63
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 141,551 80,771 93,282 44,001
Lowest Base Price 81.13 81.13 81.13 83.05
Highest Base Price 98.40 97.17 97.17 98.40
Weighted Average Price 89.88 89.73 89.71 90.08
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 54,435 30,530 33,615 18,141
Lowest Base Price 82.06 83.73 83.73 82.06
Highest Base Price 107.66 102.51 102.51 107.66
Weighted Average Price 90.63 91.02 91.36 89.02
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,842
Lowest Base Price 60.25
Highest Base Price 73.05
Weighted Average Price 68.96 72.71
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 748
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 2,590
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 -14.62 175# -9.10 -1.35 205# .00 4.00
155# -25.00 -11.82 185# .00 .00 215# .00 4.00
165# -25.00 -3.37 195# .00 3.00 225# -1.33 2.00
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog217.22 lb carcass .66 inch back-fat
8.09 square inch loin 2.69 inch loin depth FFLI: 53.23
Price Range $92.82 - $99.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
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Canada 5,734 Colorado 140
Georgia 47 Iowa 87,890
Idaho 342 Illinois 20,453
Indiana 15,208 Kansas 1,330
Kentucky 1,189 Michigan 6,496
Minnesota 38,996 Missouri 3,293
North Carolina 6,870 North Dakota 170
Nebraska 12,246 New York 172
Ohio 16,089 Oklahoma 1,727
Pennsylvania 4,205 South Dakota 7,840
Tennessee 3,465 Wisconsin 330
Wyoming 160
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