USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 04/20 10:55
04/20/2026 | 10:55 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 04/20 10:55
LSDLM_HG216
Des Moines, IA Mon, Apr 20, 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 2,967 1,802 1,847 1,591
Other Market Formula 28,266 27,926 38,545 12,643
Swine/Pork Market Formula 133,278 118,591 107,620 55,652
Other Purchase Arrangement 170,944 167,870 97,933 75,301
Negotiated Formula 1,002 1,002 165
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 27,973 27,973 32,296 9,448
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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 330
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 420
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 750
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 28,472 21,308 27,492 980
Lowest Base Price 77.94
Highest Base Price 95.80
Weighted Average Price 88.75
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 133,598 83,752 94,653 35,867
Lowest Base Price 78.65 78.65 78.65 81.18
Highest Base Price 95.83 95.83 95.83 93.51
Weighted Average Price 89.10 88.93 88.76 89.74
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 168,648 147,015 149,495 18,319
Lowest Base Price 81.23 81.69 81.69 81.23
Highest Base Price 107.29 97.33 97.33 107.29
Weighted Average Price 87.17 86.96 87.06 87.75
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,297
Lowest Base Price 58.75
Highest Base Price 73.00
Weighted Average Price 69.65 72.05
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 722
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 2,019
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# 175# 205#
155# 185# 215#
165# 195# 225#
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 4,067 Iowa 200,083
Illinois 15,146 Indiana 16,902
Kansas 1,185 Kentucky 2,153
Maryland 90 Michigan 7,487
Minnesota 53,384 Missouri 2,936
Montana 675 North Carolina 6,840
Nebraska 14,907 Ohio 13,651
Pennsylvania 1,328 South Dakota 3,455
Tennessee 130 Wisconsin 745
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