USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 04/09 11:10
04/09/2026 | 11:10 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 04/09 11:10
LSDLM_HG216
Des Moines, IA Thu, Apr 09, 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 3,134 1,884 2,970 3,928
Other Market Formula 13,644 13,020 14,518 18,831
Swine/Pork Market Formula 106,812 92,484 96,484 88,754
Other Purchase Arrangement 50,869 47,754 51,024 47,800
Negotiated Formula 425 425 1,335
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 30,218 30,218 30,902 22,637
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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 282
Lowest Base Price 86.00
Highest Base Price 91.00
Weighted Average Price 89.90 89.90
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 260
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 542
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 13,241 7,746 11,516 1,725
Lowest Base Price 78.25 84.51
Highest Base Price 96.13 96.13
Weighted Average Price 87.22 89.43
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 110,769 65,399 75,928 30,210
Lowest Base Price 80.71 80.71 80.71 82.06
Highest Base Price 96.57 95.86 95.86 96.57
Weighted Average Price 89.07 88.91 88.83 89.42
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 47,992 31,899 32,859 13,496
Lowest Base Price 82.06 82.99 82.99 82.06
Highest Base Price 102.28 97.67 97.67 102.28
Weighted Average Price 89.55 89.57 89.60 89.24
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,200
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 305
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,505
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# -26.00 -13.00 175# -4.00 -1.35 205# .00 3.00
155# -26.00 -10.00 185# -1.50 .00 215# .00 4.00
165# -26.00 -3.37 195# .00 1.50 225# -1.33 3.50
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog5 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 52.28
Price Range $90.00 - $96.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 5,440 Colorado 160
Iowa 67,457 Illinois 14,782
Indiana 4,412 Kansas 633
Kentucky 1,242 Michigan 7,010
Minnesota 38,652 Missouri 3,666
North Carolina 7,629 North Dakota 170
Nebraska 11,040 Ohio 12,586
Oklahoma 1,960 Pennsylvania 4,956
South Dakota 3,340 Wisconsin 650
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