USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 08/27 07:50
08/27/2026 | 7:59 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 08/27 07:50
LM_HG218
Des Moines, IA Thu, Aug 27, 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 9,283 4,137 7,780
Other Market Formula 18,617 18,104 69,074
Swine/Pork Market Formula 126,447 126,328 131,873
Other Purchase Arrangement 58,301 197,312 62,643
Negotiated Formula 976 829 1,051
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 31,300 31,698 32,878
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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 8,293 15,351 122,830 55,063 645 202,182
Base Price 90.73 81.30 90.03 89.21 89.17
Packer Sold
Head Count 30,589
Base Price 88.50
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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 10,273
Lowest Base Price 87.00
Highest Base Price 91.50
Weighted Average Price 90.78 90.76 90.81
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 645
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 10,918
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 19,251 9,758 14,433 4,818
Lowest Base Price 73.90 75.40
Highest Base Price 99.32 97.56
Weighted Average Price 81.27 83.81
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 145,087 88,584 102,113 38,455
Lowest Base Price 82.00 82.00 82.00 82.00
Highest Base Price 96.86 96.86 96.86 95.65
Weighted Average Price 89.99 89.68 89.65 90.50
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 57,515 36,278 38,143 17,102
Lowest Base Price 74.07 74.07 74.07 82.94
Highest Base Price 104.53 103.65 103.65 104.53
Weighted Average Price 89.10 88.57 88.56 89.90
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 825
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 471
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,296
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# -9.10 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 Hog212.06 lb carcass .67 inch back-fat
8.00 square inch loin 2.66 inch loin depth FFLI: 53.08
Price Range $91.00 - $94.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
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Canada 5,946 Colorado 156
Iowa 92,100 Illinois 16,364
Indiana 13,505 Kansas 1,340
Kentucky 1,385 Michigan 5,946
Minnesota 53,016 Missouri 3,872
North Carolina 7,639 North Dakota 163
Nebraska 12,518 Ohio 15,591
Oklahoma 925 Pennsylvania 4,307
South Dakota 6,962 Tennessee 2,240
Wisconsin 949
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