USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 04/14 11:00
04/14/2026 | 11:00 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 04/14 11:00
LSDLM_HG216
Des Moines, IA Tue, Apr 14, 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 4,993 3,743 3,445 4,140
Other Market Formula 16,438 16,098 19,342 22,591
Swine/Pork Market Formula 111,401 96,584 90,797 85,759
Other Purchase Arrangement 53,163 50,537 47,717 50,756
Negotiated Formula 952 922 425 165
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 31,138 31,138 21,448 28,980
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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 3,289
Lowest Base Price 88.00
Highest Base Price 92.50
Weighted Average Price 90.26 90.35 90.38
Change from Previous Day 1.03
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 757
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 4,046
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 17,472 7,276 12,487 4,985
Lowest Base Price 78.25 84.81
Highest Base Price 92.00 92.00
Weighted Average Price 88.17 90.31
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 114,889 69,684 81,914 29,228
Lowest Base Price 80.39 82.84 82.84 80.39
Highest Base Price 95.36 95.36 95.36 93.27
Weighted Average Price 89.40 89.10 88.98 90.36
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 50,430 31,458 32,768 16,531
Lowest Base Price 82.06 83.48 83.48 82.06
Highest Base Price 102.09 101.28 101.28 102.09
Weighted Average Price 90.20 90.34 90.39 89.70
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 832
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 1,137
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: 52.83
Price Range $90.47 - $96.50
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 4,982 Iowa 73,056
Illinois 16,157 Indiana 5,914
Kansas 1,455 Kentucky 964
Maryland 160 Michigan 5,100
Minnesota 39,847 Missouri 2,546
North Carolina 6,907 Nebraska 14,602
Ohio 13,431 Oklahoma 1,903
Pennsylvania 4,854 South Dakota 3,518
Tennessee 3,465 Wisconsin 161
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