USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 04/21 10:50
04/21/2026 | 10:50 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 04/21 10:50
LSDLM_HG216
Des Moines, IA Tue, Apr 21, 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 4,641 4,141 3,743 2,195
Other Market Formula 17,610 17,270 16,098 16,065
Swine/Pork Market Formula 95,017 79,450 96,584 85,742
Other Purchase Arrangement 50,146 47,306 50,537 54,749
Negotiated Formula 210 210 922 180
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 18,467 18,467 31,138 19,867
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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 2,415
Lowest Base Price 88.00
Highest Base Price 93.00
Weighted Average Price 91.73 92.40
Change from Previous Day
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 2,575
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 13,048 10,120 11,695 1,353
Lowest Base Price 79.79 92.91
Highest Base Price 96.77 96.77
Weighted Average Price 89.73 95.36
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 90,470 52,307 59,046 27,788
Lowest Base Price 80.31 82.76 82.76 80.31
Highest Base Price 96.90 95.40 96.90 95.46
Weighted Average Price 91.13 91.12 91.17 91.00
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 46,945 27,011 30,074 15,569
Lowest Base Price 82.06 83.41 83.41 82.06
Highest Base Price 102.48 101.51 101.51 102.48
Weighted Average Price 91.90 92.43 92.68 90.35
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,333
Lowest Base Price 69.00
Highest Base Price 73.00
Weighted Average Price 71.91 71.30 71.30
Change from Previous Day 2.26
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 1,473
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 -1.35 205# .00 4.00
155# -25.00 -10.00 185# -1.50 .00 215# .00 4.00
165# -25.00 -3.37 195# .00 3.00 225# -1.33 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: 53.71
Price Range $93.00 - $96.50
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 4,298 Iowa 55,411
Illinois 16,252 Indiana 3,925
Kansas 1,370 Kentucky 1,134
Maryland 160 Michigan 6,284
Minnesota 37,527 Missouri 3,444
Montana 228 North Carolina 7,257
Nebraska 6,327 Ohio 13,318
Oklahoma 1,556 Pennsylvania 4,646
South Dakota 3,565 Wisconsin 142
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