USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 05/26 10:50
05/26/2026 | 10:51 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 05/26 10:50
LSDLM_HG216
Des Moines, IA Tue, May 26, 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 2,594 1,344 1,764 1,479
Other Market Formula 22,369 22,029 10,052 27,394
Swine/Pork Market Formula 107,548 86,072 83,154 86,290
Other Purchase Arrangement 99,556 96,626 50,179 79,411
Negotiated Formula 611
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 24,073 24,073 18,717 31,027
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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 165
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
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 165
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 21,505 11,600 15,758 5,747
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 97,843 66,778 77,762 17,183
Lowest Base Price 80.76 80.76 80.76 80.76
Highest Base Price 98.83 98.83 98.83 96.43
Weighted Average Price 88.34 88.21 88.09 89.27
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 98,196 83,018 85,448 11,606
Lowest Base Price 81.42 81.42 81.42 81.44
Highest Base Price 109.16 104.17 104.17 109.16
Weighted Average Price 89.19 89.32 89.39 87.51
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,065
Lowest Base Price 61.25
Highest Base Price 72.25
Weighted Average Price 70.30 71.40
Change from Previous Day 1.21 -.17
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 1,205
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 3,098 Colorado 60
Iowa 118,671 Illinois 17,906
Indiana 9,077 Kansas 1,880
Kentucky 2,650 Michigan 3,345
Minnesota 43,771 Missouri 3,537
Montana 670 North Carolina 1,946
Nebraska 12,552 Ohio 3,906
Oklahoma 1,744 Pennsylvania 851
South Dakota 2,230 Tennessee 2,085
Wisconsin 165
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