USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 05/06 07:20
05/06/2026 | 7:20 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 05/06 07:20
LSDLM_HG216
Des Moines, IA Tue, May 05, 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 3,589 1,979 2,471 979
Other Market Formula 15,064 15,064 18,099 17,306
Swine/Pork Market Formula 105,991 91,800 83,746 82,941
Other Purchase Arrangement 54,882 51,733 49,854 52,490
Negotiated Formula 200 160 180
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 30,888 30,888 19,382 26,089
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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 2,620
Lowest Base Price 95.00
Highest Base Price 96.00
Weighted Average Price 95.61 95.61
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 2,780
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 15,996 9,880 14,470 1,526
Lowest Base Price 83.77 86.25
Highest Base Price 103.72 102.07
Weighted Average Price 89.23 92.59
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 108,615 65,871 76,888 27,892
Lowest Base Price 82.09 82.09 82.09 82.09
Highest Base Price 97.89 97.89 97.89 97.64
Weighted Average Price 89.82 89.63 89.55 90.29
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 53,476 32,772 34,228 18,112
Lowest Base Price 82.74 82.74 82.74 82.99
Highest Base Price 103.59 102.30 102.30 103.59
Weighted Average Price 89.92 89.99 90.04 89.51
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 876
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 1,016
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# -4.00 1.00 205# .00 4.00
155# -30.00 -10.00 185# -1.50 1.50 215# .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 Hog6 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 52.53
Price Range $95.00 - $100.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 4,526 Iowa 67,836
Illinois 16,279 Indiana 5,492
Kansas 583 Kentucky 1,070
Maryland 160 Michigan 5,725
Minnesota 43,655 Missouri 2,616
North Carolina 7,038 Nebraska 13,574
Ohio 13,559 Oklahoma 1,426
Pennsylvania 4,650 South Dakota 3,435
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