USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 04/13 10:55
04/13/2026 | 10:55 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 04/13 10:55
LSDLM_HG216
Des Moines, IA Mon, Apr 13, 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 3,002 1,847 1,675 2,793
Other Market Formula 39,869 38,545 13,051 24,335
Swine/Pork Market Formula 122,560 107,620 65,398 98,731
Other Purchase Arrangement 100,883 97,933 47,812 132,593
Negotiated Formula 165 165 120
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 32,296 32,296 18,487 35,160
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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 441
Lowest Base Price 88.00
Highest Base Price 91.00
Weighted Average Price 89.23
Change from Previous Day -.16
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 441
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 40,040 15,914 23,299 16,741
Lowest Base Price 78.22 78.22
Highest Base Price 106.45 106.45
Weighted Average Price 87.36 88.21
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 122,567 75,994 84,488 33,786
Lowest Base Price 79.66 79.66 79.66 82.09
Highest Base Price 94.68 94.68 94.68 93.28
Weighted Average Price 89.86 89.69 89.72 90.07
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 101,212 73,410 75,655 24,587
Lowest Base Price 81.00 82.74 82.74 81.00
Highest Base Price 107.29 97.62 97.62 107.29
Weighted Average Price 87.87 87.77 87.88 87.65
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,297
Lowest Base Price 57.50
Highest Base Price 74.25
Weighted Average Price 69.80 72.15
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 445
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,742
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# -30.00 -13.00 175# -3.25 1.00 205# .00 3.00
155# -30.00 -5.00 185# -1.50 1.50 215# -8.00 3.00
165# -15.00 .00 195# .00 3.00 225# -30.00 1.00
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog5 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 53.00
Price Range $90.47 - $91.50
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 4,202 Iowa 109,300
Illinois 20,267 Indiana 21,204
Kansas 1,980 Kentucky 1,590
Michigan 7,055 Minnesota 58,064
Missouri 2,695 Montana 666
North Carolina 7,020 North Dakota 95
Nebraska 13,249 Ohio 15,898
Oklahoma 1,675 Pennsylvania 6,161
South Dakota 2,885 Tennessee 3,860
Wisconsin 540
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