USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 04/07 14:40
04/07/2026 | 2:40 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 04/07 14:40
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Tue, Apr 07, 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 6,939 6,939 8,135 11,418
Other Market Formula 23,696 23,696 21,554 19,383
Swine/Pork Market Formula 137,440 137,440 118,686 126,939
Other Purchase Arrangement 66,151 66,151 61,750 172,858
Negotiated Formula 425 425 265
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 29,506 29,506 27,236 36,654
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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 4,671
Lowest Base Price 88.00
Highest Base Price 92.00
Weighted Average Price 90.82 91.42 91.36
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 260
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 4,931
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 25,004 14,968 20,660 4,344
Lowest Base Price 81.10 83.46
Highest Base Price 109.00 109.00
Weighted Average Price 88.83 95.46
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 153,375 95,621 113,057 35,253
Lowest Base Price 80.42 82.87 80.42 80.42
Highest Base Price 94.51 94.51 94.51 93.10
Weighted Average Price 88.62 88.33 88.29 89.35
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 66,161 39,064 41,404 22,851
Lowest Base Price 78.99 83.52 83.52 78.99
Highest Base Price 102.26 101.01 101.01 102.26
Weighted Average Price 89.33 89.17 89.25 89.27
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,908
Lowest Base Price 62.25
Highest Base Price 73.00
Weighted Average Price 67.57 67.88
Change from Previous Day -1.86 -3.76
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 2,213
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# -25.00 -13.00 175# -9.20 .00 205# .00 4.00
155# -25.00 -5.00 185# -1.50 .00 215# -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 Hog6 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 51.68
Price Range $89.81 - $98.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 5,983 Iowa 98,980
Idaho 167 Illinois 22,830
Indiana 12,650 Kansas 2,336
Kentucky 1,423 Maryland 160
Michigan 7,797 Minnesota 54,757
Missouri 2,734 North Carolina 160
North Dakota 310 Nebraska 16,395
Ohio 21,533 Oklahoma 1,979
Pennsylvania 5,864 South Dakota 7,357
Wisconsin 742
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