USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 04/10 10:45
04/10/2026 | 10:45 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 04/10 10:45
LSDLM_HG216
Des Moines, IA Fri, Apr 10, 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 3,297 2,047 2,905 3,468
Other Market Formula 16,559 16,219 14,285 30,705
Swine/Pork Market Formula 116,326 100,349 98,393 87,858
Other Purchase Arrangement 47,061 44,273 45,233 42,970
Negotiated Formula 210 210 375 660
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 29,985 29,985 28,527 26,306
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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 1,049
Lowest Base Price 88.00
Highest Base Price 91.00
Weighted Average Price 89.39
Change from Previous Day -.51
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 160
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,209
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 17,064 10,718 14,753 2,311
Lowest Base Price 78.93 86.42
Highest Base Price 92.42 90.68
Weighted Average Price 87.01 90.38
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 120,011 71,580 82,782 32,237
Lowest Base Price 81.40 81.40 81.40 81.41
Highest Base Price 95.24 95.24 95.24 93.29
Weighted Average Price 88.88 88.72 88.54 89.42
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 44,140 24,410 25,852 16,819
Lowest Base Price 82.06 82.07 82.07 82.06
Highest Base Price 107.29 101.30 101.30 107.29
Weighted Average Price 89.57 89.68 89.79 89.04
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 843
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 983
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# -25.00 -13.00 175# -4.00 .00 205# .00 4.00
155# -25.00 -5.00 185# -1.50 .00 215# -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 Hog2 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 52.85
Price Range $91.00 - $95.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 5,615 Colorado 160
Iowa 73,219 Illinois 14,678
Indiana 5,238 Kansas 992
Kentucky 1,318 Michigan 5,370
Minnesota 35,312 Missouri 3,091
Montana 220 North Carolina 7,581
North Dakota 170 Nebraska 12,673
Ohio 14,660 Oklahoma 1,902
Pennsylvania 4,974 South Dakota 2,946
Tennessee 1,980 Wisconsin 984
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