USDA Nat’l Weekly Direct Hog 05/18 09:55
05/18/2026 | 9:55 am CDT USDA Nat’l Weekly Direct Hog 05/18 09:55
LM_HG214
Des Moines, IA Mon, May 18, 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 15,628 .72% .89%
OTHER MARKET FORMULA (FUTURES/OPTIONS) 122,989 5.66% 6.26%
SWINE OR PORK MARKET FORMULA 602,580 27.74% 27.82%
OTHER PURCHASE ARRANGEMENT 387,166 17.82% 17.48%
NEGOTIATED FORMULA 1,989 .09% .13%
PACKER SOLD (ALL PURCHASE TYPES) 161,030 7.41% 7.11%
PACKER OWNED 880,924 40.55% 40.32%
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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 15,940 13,795 14,800 782
Wtd Avg 94.70 95.16 94.94 91.46
Other Market Formula (Futures/Options) (Carcass)
Head Count 121,238 56,808 84,715 36,523
Wtd Avg 91.01 92.97
Swine/Pork Market Formula (Carcass)
Head Count 726,140 423,298 496,356 207,058
Wtd Avg 89.07 88.89 88.82 89.48
Other Purchase Arrangement (Carcass)
Head Count 462,364 355,105 364,837 90,221
Wtd Avg 89.39 89.52 89.58 88.42
Negotiated (Live)
Head Count 6,137 3,409 3,479 2,340
Wtd Avg 70.09 70.08 70.00 71.23
Negotiated Formula (Carcass)
Head Count 1,410 195 195 200
Wtd Avg
Negotiated Combined (Carcass)
Head Count 17,350 13,990 14,995 982
Wtd Avg
Negotiated Formula (Live)
Head Count 1,013 560 560 453
Wtd Avg
Negotiated Combined (Live)
Head Count 7,150 3,969 4,039 2,793
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 5,433 371 58.29 2,945 372 58.43 4,045 371 57.38 857 371 64.12
400-449 5,410 424 59.57 2,916 422 58.92 3,789 422 57.84 1,036 426 63.74
450-499 6,584 475 66.72 2,615 475 66.39 3,179 475 65.72 2,139 475 66.86
500-549 8,169 524 68.36 3,276 524 68.04 4,016 524 67.54 2,443 523 69.06
550/up 4,882 590 69.89 1,466 587 69.09 1,805 587 68.70 1,877 592 72.20
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STATE OF ORIGIN
B & G SOW BOAR B & G SOW BOAR
Arkansas 346 Canada 27,945 5,411 68
Colorado 318 427 Georgia 5 142
Iowa 605,302 10,023 1,515 Idaho 167
Illinois 90,922 5,205 198 Indiana 78,818 572
Kansas 5,919 812 Kentucky 13,447 365
Maryland 140 Michigan 38,052 1,237 17
Minnesota 252,548 5,950 311 Missouri 13,509 1,576 106
Mississippi 547 Montana 902 330
N Carolina 35,906 2,041 31 N Dakota 670 187 5
Nebraska 72,566 3,310 288 New York 340
Ohio 82,651 2,028 11 Oklahoma 6,622 1,389
Pennsylvania 20,251 1,320 9 S Dakota 35,511 406 101
Tennessee 8,910 Texas 645
Wisconsin 1,479 264 20
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