USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 07/08 07:50
07/08/2026 | 7:59 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 07/08 07:50
LM_HG218
Des Moines, IA Wed, Jul 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 9,734 11,338 9,153
Other Market Formula 17,067 16,807 27,993
Swine/Pork Market Formula 123,649 127,841 114,228
Other Purchase Arrangement 202,612 59,252 58,159
Negotiated Formula 808 627 816
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 30,604 32,151 29,519
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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 8,835 13,446 118,377 198,812 648 340,118
Base Price 96.66 90.51 90.48 90.69
Packer Sold
Head Count 30,035
Base Price 90.81
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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 8,835
Lowest Base Price 94.75
Highest Base Price 98.00
Weighted Average Price 96.66 96.86 96.88
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 648
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 9,483
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 17,446 9,382 14,373 3,073
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 140,419 82,748 100,037 35,179
Lowest Base Price 79.81 80.75 80.75 79.81
Highest Base Price 101.14 101.14 101.14 99.42
Weighted Average Price 90.44 90.33 90.30 90.65
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 202,805 180,335 182,275 19,076
Lowest Base Price 81.44 81.44 81.44 81.96
Highest Base Price 109.52 104.67 109.52 102.03
Weighted Average Price 90.51 90.57 90.62 89.42
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 601
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 300
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 901
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 -13.00 175# -4.00 1.00 205# .00 4.00
155# -30.00 -9.00 185# -1.50 1.50 215# .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 Hog213.01 lb carcass .69 inch back-fat
8.06 square inch loin 2.68 inch loin depth FFLI: 52.81
Price Range $97.75 - $102.50
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
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California 25 Canada 5,374
Iowa 228,941 Illinois 19,552
Indiana 12,896 Kansas 1,554
Kentucky 1,794 Michigan 6,320
Minnesota 52,511 Missouri 4,386
North Carolina 6,608 North Dakota 170
Nebraska 14,755 Ohio 14,265
Oklahoma 1,909 Pennsylvania 4,488
South Dakota 8,272 Wisconsin 654
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