USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 08/26 10:45
08/26/2026 | 10:45 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 08/26 10:45
LSDLM_HG216
Des Moines, IA Wed, Aug 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 8,180 7,680 4,433 3,454
Other Market Formula 9,138 8,798 11,210 28,874
Swine/Pork Market Formula 92,892 77,880 80,097 86,465
Other Purchase Arrangement 34,693 33,089 38,022 52,024
Negotiated Formula 1,273 1,158 320 335
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 19,661 19,661 18,399 25,129
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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 8,483
Lowest Base Price 83.00
Highest Base Price 91.50
Weighted Average Price 90.88 90.86 90.89
Change from Previous Day .27 .30 .33
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 832
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 9,315
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 5,333 809 1,664 3,669
Lowest Base Price 78.20 78.20
Highest Base Price 99.12 88.92
Weighted Average Price 85.18 82.92
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 88,371 52,518 60,613 24,169
Lowest Base Price 84.18 84.18 84.18 86.12
Highest Base Price 96.86 96.86 96.86 95.65
Weighted Average Price 90.93 90.60 90.70 91.06
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 33,373 20,457 22,077 9,685
Lowest Base Price 78.95 78.95 78.95 83.34
Highest Base Price 109.61 103.86 103.86 109.61
Weighted Average Price 91.36 91.73 91.51 90.91
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 734
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 466
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,200
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# -9.10 .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 Hog2 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 53.23
Price Range $90.00 - $92.82
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 4,343 Iowa 47,564
Illinois 16,254 Indiana 4,660
Kansas 670 Kentucky 1,530
Michigan 3,310 Minnesota 35,484
Missouri 2,918 North Carolina 7,174
North Dakota 170 Nebraska 7,112
Ohio 8,183 Oklahoma 905
Pennsylvania 1,348 South Dakota 4,226
Tennessee 2,080 Wisconsin 335
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