USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 07/27 10:55
07/27/2026 | 10:55 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 07/27 10:55
LSDLM_HG216
Des Moines, IA Mon, Jul 27, 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 2,448 1,198 1,600 1,476
Other Market Formula 21,789 20,609 13,251 19,352
Swine/Pork Market Formula 82,136 67,622 67,551 86,649
Other Purchase Arrangement 78,265 75,124 52,436 56,484
Negotiated Formula 630 630 155 206
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 21,777 21,777 24,971 26,320
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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 270
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 315
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 585
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 18,905 7,240 12,415 6,490
Lowest Base Price 83.50 83.50
Highest Base Price 104.60 103.85
Weighted Average Price 98.06 96.88
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 75,677 47,646 55,787 17,184
Lowest Base Price 88.00 88.00 88.00 92.07
Highest Base Price 104.50 104.50 104.50 102.36
Weighted Average Price 96.66 96.20 96.34 97.52
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 76,133 55,835 57,405 18,243
Lowest Base Price 79.87 86.10 86.10 79.87
Highest Base Price 105.35 104.69 104.69 105.35
Weighted Average Price 94.54 95.35 95.49 91.42
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 628
Lowest Base Price 67.50
Highest Base Price 77.25
Weighted Average Price 72.76
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 455
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,083
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 3,511 Iowa 75,780
Illinois 15,086 Indiana 9,741
Kansas 875 Kentucky 2,380
Michigan 2,190 Minnesota 36,653
Missouri 3,307 Montana 428
North Carolina 7,283 Nebraska 10,896
Ohio 10,458 Pennsylvania 2,007
South Dakota 3,315 Tennessee 2,880
Wisconsin 170
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