USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 04/28 08:00
04/28/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 04/28 08:00
LM_HG218
Des Moines, IA Tue, Apr 28, 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 2,891 5,534 2,727
Other Market Formula 18,681 19,088 26,251
Swine/Pork Market Formula 126,974 123,736 122,747
Other Purchase Arrangement 62,675 63,384 60,943
Negotiated Formula 805 1,098 513
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 32,268 32,677 39,063
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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 719 15,747 121,182 59,218 165 197,031
Base Price 89.74 90.70 90.02 90.67 90.27
Packer Sold
Head Count 31,612
Base Price 91.27
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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 719
Lowest Base Price 88.00
Highest Base Price 91.00
Weighted Average Price 89.74
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 165
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 884
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 20,127 10,213 16,007 4,120
Lowest Base Price 79.75 89.37
Highest Base Price 102.73 97.43
Weighted Average Price 91.98 93.65
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 143,301 84,477 101,703 37,376
Lowest Base Price 80.95 83.41 83.41 80.95
Highest Base Price 94.44 94.43 94.43 94.44
Weighted Average Price 90.04 89.78 89.79 90.50
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 64,331 42,289 44,070 18,471
Lowest Base Price 82.06 84.09 84.09 82.06
Highest Base Price 102.93 102.44 102.44 102.93
Weighted Average Price 90.76 90.85 90.96 89.99
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,474
Lowest Base Price 63.00
Highest Base Price 72.00
Weighted Average Price 70.90 71.30
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 920
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 2,394
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# -1.35 .00 205# .00 .00
155# -11.82 -5.00 185# .00 .00 215# -8.00 .00
165# -5.00 .00 195# .00 .00 225# -30.00 .00
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog215.11 lb carcass .69 inch back-fat
8.06 square inch loin 2.68 inch loin depth FFLI: 52.80
Price Range $90.00 - $96.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
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Canada 4,956 Georgia 35
Iowa 90,484 Illinois 18,038
Indiana 13,748 Kansas 1,708
Kentucky 2,091 Maryland 160
Michigan 7,483 Minnesota 48,116
Missouri 4,137 Montana 676
North Carolina 7,010 Nebraska 13,767
Ohio 13,018 Oklahoma 1,988
Pennsylvania 5,000 South Dakota 9,122
Tennessee 2,595 Wisconsin 162
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