USDA Nat’l Weekly Direct Hog 04/27 10:00
04/27/2026 | 10:00 am CDT USDA Nat’l Weekly Direct Hog 04/27 10:00
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Des Moines, IA Mon, Apr 27, 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 21,236 .93% .9%
OTHER MARKET FORMULA (FUTURES/OPTIONS) 145,233 6.34% 6.34%
SWINE OR PORK MARKET FORMULA 623,452 27.23% 27.88%
OTHER PURCHASE ARRANGEMENT 398,955 17.43% 17.43%
NEGOTIATED FORMULA 4,655 .2% .13%
PACKER SOLD (ALL PURCHASE TYPES) 164,562 7.19% 7.09%
PACKER OWNED 931,277 40.68% 40.23%
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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 15,368 13,339 14,091 1,105
Wtd Avg 92.26 92.57 92.52
Other Market Formula (Futures/Options) (Carcass)
Head Count 119,413 63,461 91,554 27,859
Wtd Avg 90.66 91.04
Swine/Pork Market Formula (Carcass)
Head Count 720,001 427,550 497,322 199,640
Wtd Avg 89.95 89.84 89.78 90.21
Other Purchase Arrangement (Carcass)
Head Count 415,624 302,065 315,899 89,924
Wtd Avg 89.16 88.84 89.06 89.12
Negotiated (Live)
Head Count 7,041 1,896 2,264 4,477
Wtd Avg 69.83 68.55 67.64 71.58
Negotiated Formula (Carcass)
Head Count 3,007 867 867 1,090
Wtd Avg
Negotiated Combined (Carcass)
Head Count 18,375 14,206 14,958 2,195
Wtd Avg
Negotiated Formula (Live)
Head Count 2,031 700 700 1,331
Wtd Avg
Negotiated Combined (Live)
Head Count 9,072 2,596 2,964 5,808
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 4,403 372 50.17 1,762 376 50.71 3,219 375 49.66 663 369 55.24
400-449 6,879 423 51.74 3,493 423 52.32 5,156 423 51.17 860 424 54.89
450-499 6,520 476 58.13 2,559 475 56.55 3,496 476 56.62 2,126 475 60.18
500-549 7,953 524 61.01 3,379 524 60.66 4,500 523 60.28 2,693 523 62.61
550/up 4,835 587 62.70 1,176 585 59.98 1,749 587 60.81 1,690 584 64.33
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STATE OF ORIGIN
B & G SOW BOAR B & G SOW BOAR
Arkansas 236 Arizona 84
California 14 Canada 28,642 4,382 67
Colorado 300 345 Georgia 47 127
Iowa 582,737 9,706 1,851 Idaho 342 72
Illinois 90,477 4,938 240 Indiana 82,731 1,054 33
Kansas 6,883 241 Kentucky 8,217 765
Maryland 160 Michigan 36,122 794
Minnesota 231,796 5,027 228 Missouri 19,184 2,807 116
Mississippi 446 Montana 1,125 320
N Carolina 35,174 2,139 N Dakota 515 98
Nebraska 68,825 4,569 314 New York 172
Ohio 72,164 1,605 3 Oklahoma 8,012 1,802
Pennsylvania 22,233 1,305 8 S Carolina 150
S Dakota 37,096 688 163 Tennessee 11,515
Texas 552 Wisconsin 2,324 227 34
Wyoming 160
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