USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 04/15 11:00
04/15/2026 | 11:00 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 04/15 11:00
LSDLM_HG216
Des Moines, IA Wed, Apr 15, 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 4,791 4,291 2,150 7,619
Other Market Formula 18,661 17,401 26,215 24,431
Swine/Pork Market Formula 99,964 84,430 88,079 79,947
Other Purchase Arrangement 48,229 45,748 45,690 50,309
Negotiated Formula 1,148 648 100 510
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 20,403 20,403 24,120 24,740
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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 3,075
Lowest Base Price 91.00
Highest Base Price 92.50
Weighted Average Price 92.20 92.20
Change from Previous Day 1.94 1.82
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 598
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 3,673
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 13,490 6,570 7,620 5,870
Lowest Base Price 79.07 85.75
Highest Base Price 104.78 104.78
Weighted Average Price 87.71 90.80
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 96,785 55,136 62,339 29,581
Lowest Base Price 81.11 83.59 81.11 83.55
Highest Base Price 94.44 94.44 94.44 93.77
Weighted Average Price 90.38 90.27 90.27 90.47
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 45,970 25,951 28,046 16,488
Lowest Base Price 82.06 84.24 84.24 82.06
Highest Base Price 101.32 101.27 101.27 101.32
Weighted Average Price 90.70 91.36 91.40 89.41
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,101
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 1,241
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# -9.25 -3.25 205# .00 4.00
155# -25.00 -10.00 185# -1.50 .00 215# .00 4.00
165# -25.00 -5.00 195# .00 3.00 225# .00 2.00
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog0 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 53.03
Price Range $91.00 - $96.50
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 4,601 Iowa 58,258
Illinois 18,465 Indiana 5,875
Kansas 1,190 Kentucky 2,276
Michigan 4,620 Minnesota 33,097
Missouri 3,151 North Carolina 6,791
North Dakota 335 Nebraska 7,135
Ohio 14,359 Oklahoma 1,830
Pennsylvania 4,971 South Dakota 3,162
Tennessee 1,815 Wisconsin 990
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