USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 05/19 10:55
05/19/2026 | 10:55 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 05/19 10:55
LSDLM_HG216
Des Moines, IA Tue, May 19, 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 3,014 1,764 4,612 684
Other Market Formula 10,392 10,052 22,627 16,816
Swine/Pork Market Formula 97,163 83,154 82,153 86,846
Other Purchase Arrangement 53,113 50,179 46,341 221,428
Negotiated Formula 320
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 18,717 18,717 20,335 30,428
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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 370
Lowest Base Price 87.00
Highest Base Price 95.00
Weighted Average Price 94.35
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 370
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 7,564 5,801 6,540 1,024
Lowest Base Price 85.69 100.00
Highest Base Price 104.42 104.42
Weighted Average Price 94.09 100.68
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 93,126 57,637 64,926 26,120
Lowest Base Price 81.37 82.01 82.01 81.37
Highest Base Price 99.94 99.94 99.94 98.42
Weighted Average Price 90.60 90.30 90.47 90.81
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 50,759 31,413 32,929 16,686
Lowest Base Price 82.67 82.67 82.67 83.32
Highest Base Price 109.16 101.46 101.46 109.16
Weighted Average Price 91.38 92.06 92.20 89.66
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,292
Lowest Base Price 63.75
Highest Base Price 73.00
Weighted Average Price 71.09 70.02 71.71
Change from Previous Day 1.21
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 1,432
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 Hog1 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 51.77
Price Range $94.00 - $99.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 4,130 Iowa 59,976
Illinois 14,712 Indiana 5,485
Kansas 1,079 Kentucky 1,006
Maryland 159 Michigan 5,370
Minnesota 36,776 Missouri 2,679
North Carolina 7,540 Nebraska 5,807
Ohio 12,058 Pennsylvania 4,152
South Dakota 2,617 Wisconsin 320
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