USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 05/08 07:45
05/08/2026 | 7:45 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 05/08 07:45
LM_HG218
Des Moines, IA Fri, May 08, 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 2,346 2,935 3,995
Other Market Formula 22,363 17,969 19,629
Swine/Pork Market Formula 129,869 125,028 123,053
Other Purchase Arrangement 55,341 58,722 207,380
Negotiated Formula 650 859 269
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 27,062 29,468 29,139
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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 513 20,371 125,452 52,024 170 198,530
Base Price 90.70 88.63 88.82 89.04 88.86
Packer Sold
Head Count 26,336
Base Price 89.56
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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 513
Lowest Base Price 89.00
Highest Base Price 93.00
Weighted Average Price 90.70
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 170
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 683
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 23,471 14,071 18,211 5,260
Lowest Base Price 78.04 84.70
Highest Base Price 103.72 94.95
Weighted Average Price 89.52 93.46
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 146,755 83,030 97,922 44,685
Lowest Base Price 78.34 79.60 78.34 79.60
Highest Base Price 100.34 99.25 99.25 100.34
Weighted Average Price 88.80 88.70 88.55 89.06
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 53,957 31,111 34,900 16,941
Lowest Base Price 80.27 80.27 80.27 80.28
Highest Base Price 108.79 102.19 102.19 108.79
Weighted Average Price 89.08 89.04 89.33 88.28
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,564
Lowest Base Price 62.00
Highest Base Price 75.00
Weighted Average Price 70.35
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 620
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 2,184
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# -9.30 .00 205# .00 1.86
155# -13.95 -5.00 185# .00 .00 215# -8.00 1.86
165# -9.30 .00 195# .00 .00 225# -30.00 .93
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog215.41 lb carcass .72 inch back-fat
7.81 square inch loin 2.60 inch loin depth FFLI: 52.22
Price Range $92.71 - $97.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
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Canada 5,303 Colorado 83
Iowa 82,979 Idaho 166
Illinois 19,687 Indiana 13,151
Kansas 1,356 Kentucky 3,577
Michigan 6,706 Minnesota 47,216
Missouri 3,149 Montana 228
North Carolina 6,978 North Dakota 170
Nebraska 12,989 Ohio 17,042
Oklahoma 1,369 Pennsylvania 4,362
South Dakota 8,810 Tennessee 1,815
Wisconsin 495
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