USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 05/06 11:00
05/06/2026 | 11:00 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 05/06 11:00
LSDLM_HG216
Des Moines, IA Wed, May 06, 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 6,030 5,695 5,183 3,211
Other Market Formula 16,131 15,723 18,991 29,685
Swine/Pork Market Formula 113,066 98,532 100,379 81,634
Other Purchase Arrangement 48,014 45,659 55,919 50,677
Negotiated Formula 220 220 1,065 330
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 26,364 26,364 29,464 24,168
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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 4,075
Lowest Base Price 90.00
Highest Base Price 95.00
Weighted Average Price 94.79 95.00 95.00
Change from Previous Day -.82 -.61
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 170
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 4,245
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 16,484 9,902 14,702 1,782
Lowest Base Price 80.81 86.80
Highest Base Price 103.36 101.58
Weighted Average Price 90.83 94.22
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 112,038 64,732 75,175 32,622
Lowest Base Price 79.27 79.27 79.27 82.37
Highest Base Price 99.98 99.98 99.98 98.65
Weighted Average Price 90.47 90.23 90.35 90.53
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 48,171 25,123 27,276 19,610
Lowest Base Price 81.60 82.97 82.97 81.60
Highest Base Price 108.79 102.03 102.03 108.79
Weighted Average Price 90.37 91.69 91.64 88.49
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,307
Lowest Base Price 61.00
Highest Base Price 75.45
Weighted Average Price 70.24 68.79 68.79
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 1,447
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 -5.00 185# -1.50 1.50 215# -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 Hog3 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 52.20
Price Range $92.71 - $99.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 4,288 Iowa 60,185
Illinois 18,018 Indiana 8,241
Kansas 516 Kentucky 692
Michigan 4,485 Minnesota 44,640
Missouri 2,643 North Carolina 7,195
North Dakota 332 Nebraska 11,254
Ohio 17,250 Oklahoma 1,525
Pennsylvania 4,365 South Carolina 150
South Dakota 6,046 Wisconsin 368
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