USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 05/18 10:55
05/18/2026 | 10:55 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 05/18 10:55
LSDLM_HG216
Des Moines, IA Mon, May 18, 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 2,712 1,462 918 1,468
Other Market Formula 21,389 20,765 23,807 24,812
Swine/Pork Market Formula 110,463 98,991 91,372 86,585
Other Purchase Arrangement 92,070 88,783 111,213 70,513
Negotiated Formula 125 125 480 170
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 32,169 32,169 29,709 38,042
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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 187
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 125
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 312
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 21,114 15,328 19,648 1,466
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 118,711 67,902 78,091 36,316
Lowest Base Price 79.59 81.05 79.59 81.05
Highest Base Price 96.15 96.15 96.15 94.95
Weighted Average Price 88.75 88.38 88.27 89.53
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 89,945 65,308 67,383 21,574
Lowest Base Price 81.72 81.72 81.72 81.79
Highest Base Price 108.79 97.75 100.50 108.79
Weighted Average Price 89.54 89.81 89.92 88.27
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,174
Lowest Base Price 61.00
Highest Base Price 73.00
Weighted Average Price 69.88
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,174
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 4,048 Iowa 102,643
Illinois 15,880 Indiana 15,084
Kansas 695 Kentucky 1,399
Michigan 7,245 Minnesota 47,298
Missouri 3,234 Montana 670
North Carolina 7,275 Nebraska 11,739
New York 170 Ohio 15,441
Oklahoma 1,580 Pennsylvania 4,134
South Dakota 3,315 Tennessee 110
Wisconsin 335
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