USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 05/22 07:45
05/22/2026 | 7:45 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 05/22 07:45
LM_HG218
Des Moines, IA Fri, May 22, 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 3,189 3,027 3,818
Other Market Formula 19,527 25,210 24,053
Swine/Pork Market Formula 127,329 122,261 115,794
Other Purchase Arrangement 55,201 51,061 48,348
Negotiated Formula 195 160
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 27,732 28,837 28,932
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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 1,270 17,231 121,995 51,816 170 192,482
Base Price 93.77 89.07 89.10 89.27
Packer Sold
Head Count 27,190
Base Price 90.13
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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 1,270
Lowest Base Price 87.00
Highest Base Price 95.00
Weighted Average Price 93.77 93.34 93.77
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 170
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,440
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 20,491 14,500 18,385 2,106
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 144,015 81,244 93,803 45,275
Lowest Base Price 79.97 79.97 79.97 79.97
Highest Base Price 99.51 98.61 98.61 99.51
Weighted Average Price 89.07 88.99 88.95 89.03
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 54,056 32,864 35,004 16,785
Lowest Base Price 80.64 80.64 80.64 82.15
Highest Base Price 103.95 102.55 102.55 103.95
Weighted Average Price 89.17 89.26 89.48 88.25
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,212
Lowest Base Price 61.50
Highest Base Price 74.05
Weighted Average Price 69.44
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 165
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,377
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# -9.30 -1.35 205# .00 4.00
155# -25.00 -10.00 185# -1.50 .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 Hog216.99 lb carcass .73 inch back-fat
7.88 square inch loin 2.62 inch loin depth FFLI: 52.10
Price Range $94.00 - $98.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
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Canada 6,307 Colorado 160
Georgia 6 Iowa 89,839
Idaho 333 Illinois 19,658
Indiana 16,382 Kansas 1,669
Kentucky 700 Michigan 5,915
Minnesota 41,568 Missouri 2,130
North Carolina 7,083 North Dakota 170
Nebraska 12,290 Ohio 15,623
Oklahoma 1,735 Pennsylvania 4,716
South Dakota 6,343 Texas 100
Wisconsin 776
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