USDA Nat’l Weekly Direct Hog 04/06 10:00
04/06/2026 | 10:00 am CDT USDA Nat’l Weekly Direct Hog 04/06 10:00
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Des Moines, IA Mon, Apr 06, 2026
WEEKLY NATIONAL DIRECT SWINE REPORT
WEEKLY VOLUME and PERCENTAGES OF BARROWS & GILTS BY PURCHASE TYPE
FROM PRIOR DAY SLAUGHTERED SWINE REPORTS (Live and Carcass Basis)
YTD
PRODUCER SOLD: Head Count Percent Percent
NEGOTIATED 21,984 1.01% .87%
OTHER MARKET FORMULA (FUTURES/OPTIONS) 130,521 6% 6.34%
SWINE OR PORK MARKET FORMULA 615,786 28.29% 27.9%
OTHER PURCHASE ARRANGEMENT 369,580 16.98% 17.44%
NEGOTIATED FORMULA 3,227 .15% .11%
PACKER SOLD (ALL PURCHASE TYPES) 160,871 7.39% 7.08%
PACKER OWNED 874,880 40.19% 40.25%
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WEEKLY VOLUME & WEIGHTED AVERAGE PRICES OF BARROWS & GILTS
FROM PRIOR DAY PURCHASED SWINE REPORTS (Includes Packer Sold)
NATIONAL IOWA WESTERN EASTERN
MINNESOTA CORNBELT CORNBELT
Negotiated (Carcass)
Head Count 14,513 8,715 11,100 3,062
Wtd Avg 90.49 90.72 90.68
Other Market Formula (Futures/Options) (Carcass)
Head Count 106,057 59,183 86,412 19,645
Wtd Avg 87.24 88.76
Swine/Pork Market Formula (Carcass)
Head Count 712,984 405,216 485,588 204,836
Wtd Avg 88.73 88.51 88.44 89.16
Other Purchase Arrangement (Carcass)
Head Count 294,884 186,445 198,022 86,619
Wtd Avg 88.46 88.50 88.64 87.72
Negotiated (Live)
Head Count 6,915 1,380 1,713 4,869
Wtd Avg 69.82 65.72 64.96 72.27
Negotiated Formula (Carcass)
Head Count 3,010 950 950 1,045
Wtd Avg
Negotiated Combined (Carcass)
Head Count 17,523 9,665 12,050 4,107
Wtd Avg
Negotiated Formula (Live)
Head Count 81 81
Wtd Avg
Negotiated Combined (Live)
Head Count 6,996 1,380 1,713 4,950
Wtd Avg
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WEEKLY VOLUME & WEIGHTED AVERAGE PRICES OF NEGOTIATED SOWS
FROM PRIOR DAY PURCHASED SWINE REPORTS
NATIONAL IOWA WESTERN EASTERN
MINNESOTA CORNBELT CORNBELT
Weight Head Avg Head Avg Head Avg Head Avg
Range Count Wgt Price Count Wgt Price Count Wgt Price Count Wgt Price
300-399 5,331 371 61.21 2,141 371 61.28 3,831 370 60.89 754 373 64.38
400-449 6,220 425 63.72 3,004 424 64.68 4,508 425 63.16 1,070 426 65.69
450-499 5,574 475 72.44 1,734 472 71.00 2,553 474 70.04 1,969 474 74.49
500-549 8,541 523 73.59 3,678 523 73.09 4,590 523 72.60 2,680 523 75.22
550/up 3,878 588 73.76 1,337 591 73.35 1,805 590 72.82 1,377 585 76.48
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STATE OF ORIGIN
B & G SOW BOAR B & G SOW BOAR
Arkansas 391 Canada 29,780 4,758 110
Colorado 333 100 Georgia 4 106
Iowa 457,304 8,815 1,474 Idaho 668
Illinois 84,416 4,496 57 Indiana 84,857 901 32
Kansas 4,899 320 Kentucky 5,884 562
Maryland 160 Michigan 32,783 949 1
Minnesota 210,634 5,238 160 Missouri 16,757 1,900 106
Mississippi 470 Montana 1,116 87
N Carolina 36,607 1,958 N Dakota 824 99
Nebraska 71,106 4,678 404 Ohio 75,368 1,844 16
Oklahoma 8,021 1,265 39 Pennsylvania 20,665 1,361 5
S Carolina 150 S Dakota 43,804 549 127
Tennessee 5,420 Texas 91 924
Wisconsin 4,063 817 11
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