USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 04/29 08:00
04/29/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 04/29 08:00
LM_HG218
Des Moines, IA Wed, Apr 29, 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 7,096 6,758 8,919
Other Market Formula 23,549 20,299 67,837
Swine/Pork Market Formula 125,962 123,534 124,226
Other Purchase Arrangement 187,763 58,802 57,794
Negotiated Formula 325 50 170
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 31,468 31,185 30,061
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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 4,625 20,579 120,979 184,347 165 330,695
Base Price 93.00 92.11 90.04 88.91 89.58
Packer Sold
Head Count 30,777
Base Price 90.74
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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 4,625
Lowest Base Price 89.00
Highest Base Price 96.00
Weighted Average Price 93.00 94.23 93.47
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 165
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 4,790
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 24,479 10,466 16,082 8,397
Lowest Base Price 79.57 89.15
Highest Base Price 102.73 101.70
Weighted Average Price 92.82 96.11
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 143,726 82,776 99,617 39,177
Lowest Base Price 81.52 81.52 81.52 82.97
Highest Base Price 97.27 97.27 97.27 95.56
Weighted Average Price 89.96 89.74 89.70 90.39
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 188,477 166,662 168,702 17,822
Lowest Base Price 82.06 84.11 84.11 82.06
Highest Base Price 102.26 102.26 102.26 102.22
Weighted Average Price 88.97 88.84 88.88 89.39
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 2,189
Lowest Base Price 57.75
Highest Base Price 73.50
Weighted Average Price 70.11 70.45 70.45
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 300
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 2,489
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# -9.33 .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 Hog215.17 lb carcass .69 inch back-fat
8.18 square inch loin 2.72 inch loin depth FFLI: 52.87
Price Range $92.71 - $100.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
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Canada 6,050 Iowa 217,860
Illinois 20,277 Indiana 14,257
Kansas 1,661 Kentucky 2,934
Michigan 6,498 Minnesota 47,211
Missouri 2,860 Montana 219
North Carolina 6,699 North Dakota 170
Nebraska 15,555 New York 170
Ohio 13,828 Oklahoma 1,991
Pennsylvania 4,876 South Dakota 8,922
Tennessee 3,465 Wisconsin 660
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