USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 08/28 07:55
08/28/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 08/28 07:55
LM_HG218
Des Moines, IA Fri, Aug 28, 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 4,572 4,797 4,934
Other Market Formula 15,451 23,601 32,683
Swine/Pork Market Formula 133,660 122,140 130,943
Other Purchase Arrangement 53,136 53,320 49,452
Negotiated Formula 320 502 480
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 29,212 25,064 30,622
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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 2,894 13,101 128,732 49,687 160 194,574
Base Price 89.98 80.79 88.91 88.37 88.24
Packer Sold
Head Count 28,428
Base Price 87.76
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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 4,874
Lowest Base Price 85.00
Highest Base Price 91.00
Weighted Average Price 89.99 89.95 89.95
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 160
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 5,034
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 16,521 7,620 11,756 4,765
Lowest Base Price 73.62
Highest Base Price 99.12
Weighted Average Price 80.86
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 150,142 87,709 102,652 42,552
Lowest Base Price 80.05 80.05 80.05 80.05
Highest Base Price 96.50 95.13 95.13 96.50
Weighted Average Price 88.90 88.54 88.49 89.54
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 51,305 28,823 30,766 18,261
Lowest Base Price 75.05 75.05 75.05 82.25
Highest Base Price 109.61 104.65 104.65 109.61
Weighted Average Price 88.24 87.80 87.73 88.84
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,473
Lowest Base Price 59.25
Highest Base Price 71.55
Weighted Average Price 66.64
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 300
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,773
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# -9.05 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 Hog211.50 lb carcass .67 inch back-fat
7.97 square inch loin 2.65 inch loin depth FFLI: 53.07
Price Range $90.00 - $93.83
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
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Canada 6,354 Colorado 160
Iowa 87,792 Idaho 333
Illinois 18,349 Indiana 12,920
Kansas 843 Kentucky 3,192
Michigan 6,476 Minnesota 43,648
Missouri 3,714 North Carolina 6,490
North Dakota 335 Nebraska 12,784
Ohio 18,230 Oklahoma 1,055
Pennsylvania 4,947 South Dakota 6,965
Tennessee 960 Wisconsin 804
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