USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 04/03 14:45
04/03/2026 | 2:45 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 04/03 14:45
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Fri, Apr 03, 2026
DAILY DIRECT AFTERNOON 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 3,877 3,877 4,175 3,264
Other Market Formula 21,126 21,126 19,205 19,199
Swine/Pork Market Formula 130,076 130,076 139,365 128,891
Other Purchase Arrangement 59,358 59,358 61,228 60,940
Negotiated Formula 1,095 1,095 215 165
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 31,817 31,817 34,072 32,192
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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 1,360
Lowest Base Price 89.00
Highest Base Price 91.00
Weighted Average Price 89.39 89.82 89.82
Change from Previous Day -.96 -.06 -.34
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 880
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 2,240
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 20,428 10,671 18,026 2,402
Lowest Base Price 77.95 77.95
Highest Base Price 102.30 92.18
Weighted Average Price 86.10 85.24
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 152,843 80,024 93,891 53,527
Lowest Base Price 78.65 80.08 78.65 80.08
Highest Base Price 95.19 95.19 95.19 95.19
Weighted Average Price 88.57 88.52 88.36 88.70
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 58,832 32,417 34,075 22,808
Lowest Base Price 79.29 80.76 80.76 79.29
Highest Base Price 101.41 101.41 101.41 100.60
Weighted Average Price 88.73 88.96 89.07 87.95
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 2,271
Lowest Base Price 58.75
Highest Base Price 74.00
Weighted Average Price 68.32 71.81
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 305
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 2,576
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
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DAILY DIRECT AFTERNOON HOG REPORT (PDF) (LSDLM_HG217) 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# -30.00 -13.00 175# -4.00 1.00 205# .00 4.00
155# -30.00 -5.00 185# -1.50 1.50 215# -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 Hog7 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 52.34
Price Range $91.00 - $97.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 6,552 Colorado 174
Iowa 84,336 Idaho 167
Illinois 18,350 Indiana 27,089
Kansas 1,370 Kentucky 1,042
Michigan 9,525 Minnesota 40,749
Missouri 3,265 Montana 442
North Carolina 7,373 North Dakota 170
Nebraska 15,628 Ohio 17,305
Oklahoma 1,818 Pennsylvania 5,193
South Dakota 5,672 Wisconsin 1,129
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