USDA Nat’l Weekly Direct Hog 04/20 09:45
04/20/2026 | 9:45 am CDT USDA Nat’l Weekly Direct Hog 04/20 09:45
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Des Moines, IA Mon, Apr 20, 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 23,401 1.01% .89%
OTHER MARKET FORMULA (FUTURES/OPTIONS) 141,857 6.15% 6.34%
SWINE OR PORK MARKET FORMULA 649,525 28.14% 27.92%
OTHER PURCHASE ARRANGEMENT 406,267 17.6% 17.43%
NEGOTIATED FORMULA 6,500 .28% .12%
PACKER SOLD (ALL PURCHASE TYPES) 164,691 7.13% 7.09%
PACKER OWNED 916,089 39.69% 40.2%
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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 13,099 9,105 11,675 853
Wtd Avg 90.75 90.84 91.02
Other Market Formula (Futures/Options) (Carcass)
Head Count 133,374 65,250 96,777 36,597
Wtd Avg 88.77 89.94
Swine/Pork Market Formula (Carcass)
Head Count 761,411 456,398 532,847 206,280
Wtd Avg 89.02 88.87 88.80 89.36
Other Purchase Arrangement (Carcass)
Head Count 561,205 443,873 460,079 91,098
Wtd Avg 87.81 87.40 87.56 88.64
Negotiated (Live)
Head Count 6,555 765 940 5,296
Wtd Avg 69.43 71.35
Negotiated Formula (Carcass)
Head Count 6,195 2,605 2,605 2,575
Wtd Avg
Negotiated Combined (Carcass)
Head Count 19,294 11,710 14,280 3,428
Wtd Avg
Negotiated Formula (Live)
Head Count 1,732 980 980 590
Wtd Avg
Negotiated Combined (Live)
Head Count 8,287 1,745 1,920 5,886
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 4,917 373 54.23 2,357 372 55.63 3,561 373 54.09 661 373 55.01
400-449 5,126 425 55.29 2,525 425 57.66 3,466 425 55.21 1,052 425 56.68
450-499 5,838 476 61.80 1,831 476 64.72 2,668 476 60.07 1,986 475 62.48
500-549 8,403 523 64.83 2,688 521 64.04 3,332 521 63.31 3,658 523 65.99
550/up 3,207 591 66.17 1,210 592 67.12 1,377 592 66.51 1,007 587 66.98
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STATE OF ORIGIN
B & G SOW BOAR B & G SOW BOAR
Arizona 90 California 10
Canada 30,493 4,734 29 Colorado 319 429
Iowa 738,022 7,933 1,786 Idaho 334
Illinois 108,008 4,194 43 Indiana 89,672 726 19
Kansas 6,671 610 Kentucky 8,706 970
Maryland 250 Michigan 36,979 890 3
Minnesota 246,030 4,532 166 Missouri 19,672 1,084 94
Mississippi 462 Montana 888 82
N Carolina 34,482 1,630 N Dakota 680 95 2
Nebraska 80,680 3,161 288 New York 339
Ohio 73,814 3,297 23 Oklahoma 7,655 1,416 5
Pennsylvania 20,324 1,368 15 S Dakota 38,491 417 136
Tennessee 6,170 Texas 521
Wisconsin 2,800 363 48
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