USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 04/08 10:45
04/08/2026 | 10:45 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 04/08 10:45
LSDLM_HG216
Des Moines, IA Wed, Apr 08, 2026
DAILY DIRECT MORNING HOG REPORT
Current Volume by Purchase Type
Barrows and Gilts Live and Carcass Basis
Estimated Actual Actual Actual
Today Today Week Ago Year Ago
Producer Sold
Negotiated 3,430 2,150 3,963 2,347
Other Market Formula 27,027 26,215 17,123 21,832
Swine/Pork Market Formula 104,072 88,079 103,973 89,829
Other Purchase Arrangement 48,313 45,690 47,147 51,390
Negotiated Formula 100 100 50 165
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 24,120 24,120 30,667 23,968
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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 880
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 100
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 980
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 24,665 7,102 10,312 14,353
Lowest Base Price 82.35 84.77
Highest Base Price 93.50 93.50
Weighted Average Price 88.18 89.00
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 101,045 59,136 65,991 30,276
Lowest Base Price 81.68 82.28 81.68 83.17
Highest Base Price 95.86 95.86 95.86 94.07
Weighted Average Price 89.99 89.89 89.94 90.01
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 47,077 27,239 28,044 17,574
Lowest Base Price 78.61 83.68 83.68 78.61
Highest Base Price 101.32 98.02 98.02 101.32
Weighted Average Price 90.27 90.81 90.89 89.22
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,168
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 140
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,308
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
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DAILY DIRECT MORNING HOG REPORT (PDF) (LSDLM_HG216) DAILY
DIRECT NEGOTIATED HOG PURCHASE MATRIX
REPRESENTING INDIVIDUAL PACKER CARCASS MERIT BUYING PROGRAMS
based on both Fat and Muscle Measurements for a 200 lb Carcass Basis
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CARCASS WEIGHT DIFFERENTIALS
145# 175# 205#
155# 185# 215#
165# 195# 225#
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 4,621 Iowa 59,975
Idaho 168 Illinois 18,607
Indiana 8,265 Kansas 695
Kentucky 1,022 Michigan 4,320
Minnesota 35,259 Missouri 2,204
North Carolina 7,380 North Dakota 340
Nebraska 8,717 Ohio 25,088
Oklahoma 1,908 Pennsylvania 4,854
South Dakota 2,276 Wisconsin 655
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