USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 04/30 08:00
04/30/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 04/30 08:00
LM_HG218
Des Moines, IA Thu, Apr 30, 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 4,167 4,075 6,314
Other Market Formula 21,616 25,017 19,210
Swine/Pork Market Formula 130,585 123,941 123,847
Other Purchase Arrangement 55,972 59,197 58,086
Negotiated Formula 1,230 1,797 180
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 32,190 32,190 31,994
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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 2,556 18,303 124,778 53,211 1,180 200,028
Base Price 93.15 91.52 90.02 90.02 90.16
Packer Sold
Head Count 31,387
Base Price 90.97
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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 2,556
Lowest Base Price 87.00
Highest Base Price 96.00
Weighted Average Price 93.15 93.21
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,180
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 3,736
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 22,043 11,460 16,448 5,595
Lowest Base Price 76.82 91.08
Highest Base Price 102.73 97.43
Weighted Average Price 92.55 94.89
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 148,286 85,069 101,488 41,860
Lowest Base Price 80.97 80.97 80.97 80.97
Highest Base Price 98.14 98.14 98.14 96.45
Weighted Average Price 89.96 89.90 89.84 90.08
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 57,350 37,538 39,593 15,646
Lowest Base Price 82.06 83.42 83.42 82.06
Highest Base Price 108.19 98.26 98.26 108.19
Weighted Average Price 90.19 90.45 90.62 88.78
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,277
Lowest Base Price 59.50
Highest Base Price 72.25
Weighted Average Price 68.64
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 140
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,417
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 -14.62 175# -4.00 1.00 205# .00 4.00
155# -30.00 -5.00 185# -1.00 1.50 215# -8.00 4.00
165# -26.00 .00 195# .00 3.00 225# -30.00 3.50
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog214.43 lb carcass .69 inch back-fat
8.24 square inch loin 2.74 inch loin depth FFLI: 52.91
Price Range $91.00 - $100.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
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Canada 6,637 Colorado 160
Iowa 87,352 Illinois 18,375
Indiana 16,909 Kansas 1,765
Kentucky 951 Michigan 6,692
Minnesota 50,321 Missouri 4,016
North Carolina 6,865 North Dakota 175
Nebraska 14,816 New York 170
Ohio 13,787 Oklahoma 1,773
Pennsylvania 3,999 South Dakota 6,888
Tennessee 3,465 Texas 9
Wisconsin 635
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