USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 05/22 10:55
05/22/2026 | 10:55 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 05/22 10:55
LSDLM_HG216
Des Moines, IA Fri, May 22, 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 3,352 2,102 2,588 2,464
Other Market Formula 16,616 16,276 20,713 20,362
Swine/Pork Market Formula 95,276 89,761 80,108 74,073
Other Purchase Arrangement 45,777 42,990 41,146 41,977
Negotiated Formula 295 295 165 325
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 27,397 25,611 19,633 26,943
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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 512
Lowest Base Price 91.50
Highest Base Price 95.00
Weighted Average Price 92.79
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 512
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 15,694 11,692 14,207 1,487
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 107,304 62,683 71,370 31,149
Lowest Base Price 79.97 79.97 79.97 79.97
Highest Base Price 98.61 98.61 98.61 98.61
Weighted Average Price 89.23 89.19 89.04 89.32
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 42,430 25,225 27,005 14,781
Lowest Base Price 80.64 80.64 80.64 81.93
Highest Base Price 103.95 102.00 102.00 103.95
Weighted Average Price 89.68 90.05 90.27 88.49
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,179
Lowest Base Price 61.50
Highest Base Price 74.05
Weighted Average Price 69.09 71.57
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 355
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,534
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 .00 205# .00 4.00
155# -25.00 -5.00 185# -1.50 .00 215# -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 Hog9 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 52.10
Price Range $94.39 - $96.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 4,679 Colorado 160
Iowa 69,963 Illinois 17,155
Indiana 6,959 Kansas 1,659
Kentucky 525 Michigan 4,400
Minnesota 31,279 Missouri 1,927
Montana 228 North Carolina 7,061
North Dakota 170 Nebraska 9,675
Ohio 12,048 Oklahoma 1,735
Pennsylvania 4,887 South Dakota 2,355
Wisconsin 170
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