USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 07/16 08:05
07/16/2026 | 8:05 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 07/16 08:05
LM_HG218
Des Moines, IA Thu, Jul 16, 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 14,517 8,708 7,063
Other Market Formula 16,323 18,693 27,541
Swine/Pork Market Formula 119,242 122,389 115,143
Other Purchase Arrangement 60,936 58,471 55,222
Negotiated Formula 745 835 648
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 30,142 29,748 32,067
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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 13,260 13,890 113,932 57,687 505 199,274
Base Price 100.67 93.57 93.67 93.14 93.99
Packer Sold
Head Count 29,440
Base Price 93.18
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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 13,260
Lowest Base Price 94.00
Highest Base Price 101.00
Weighted Average Price 100.67 100.71
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 505
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 13,765
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 17,630 9,498 13,578 4,052
Lowest Base Price 87.77 87.77 89.80
Highest Base Price 102.35 102.07 96.60
Weighted Average Price 93.88 93.53 94.34
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 137,854 81,488 95,289 37,648
Lowest Base Price 83.06 83.06 83.06 85.71
Highest Base Price 105.20 105.20 105.20 102.42
Weighted Average Price 93.52 93.38 93.36 93.83
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 59,465 37,969 39,589 17,946
Lowest Base Price 85.93 86.14 86.14 85.93
Highest Base Price 108.01 103.04 103.04 108.01
Weighted Average Price 93.17 93.41 93.49 92.29
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 935
Lowest Base Price 55.00
Highest Base Price 74.00
Weighted Average Price 70.15
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 300
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,235
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 -5.00 185# -1.50 1.50 215# -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 Hog218.50 lb carcass .62 inch back-fat
8.27 square inch loin 2.75 inch loin depth FFLI: 53.89
Price Range $100.00 - $105.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
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Canada 5,330 Colorado 152
Iowa 89,668 Illinois 17,235
Indiana 13,563 Kansas 350
Kentucky 2,812 Michigan 4,943
Minnesota 53,267 Missouri 4,049
North Carolina 7,535 North Dakota 329
Nebraska 13,353 Ohio 16,206
Oklahoma 1,526 Pennsylvania 4,058
South Dakota 7,204 Wisconsin 325
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