USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 08/26 07:50
08/26/2026 | 7:59 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 08/26 07:50
LM_HG218
Des Moines, IA Wed, Aug 26, 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 8,212 12,506 10,125
Other Market Formula 15,302 18,163 30,335
Swine/Pork Market Formula 127,115 127,990 130,008
Other Purchase Arrangement 61,540 59,510 54,885
Negotiated Formula 1,266 655 105
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 31,715 33,543 32,863
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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 6,894 12,438 121,244 57,882 347 198,805
Base Price 91.28 82.61 90.56 89.86 89.89
Packer Sold
Head Count 30,955
Base Price 88.76
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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 6,894
Lowest Base Price 83.00
Highest Base Price 95.25
Weighted Average Price 91.28 90.91 90.88 94.37
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 347
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 7,241
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 16,818 5,765 10,910 5,908
Lowest Base Price 73.45 74.76
Highest Base Price 99.12 99.12
Weighted Average Price 82.16 84.58
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 143,615 84,242 98,846 40,062
Lowest Base Price 82.12 83.94 82.12 82.12
Highest Base Price 97.26 97.26 97.26 96.94
Weighted Average Price 90.50 90.05 90.09 91.19
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 62,086 39,591 41,361 19,089
Lowest Base Price 74.86 74.86 74.86 83.34
Highest Base Price 109.61 103.86 103.86 109.61
Weighted Average Price 89.84 89.20 89.22 90.86
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 734
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 979
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,713
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# -9.15 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 Hog213.42 lb carcass .66 inch back-fat
8.03 square inch loin 2.67 inch loin depth FFLI: 53.23
Price Range $90.00 - $95.25
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
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California 31 Canada 5,849
Iowa 87,673 Idaho 167
Illinois 18,980 Indiana 14,514
Kansas 875 Kentucky 1,704
Michigan 6,367 Minnesota 49,427
Missouri 3,238 North Carolina 7,180
North Dakota 230 Nebraska 14,581
Ohio 18,167 Oklahoma 935
Pennsylvania 4,464 South Dakota 7,712
Tennessee 2,240 Wisconsin 816
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