USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 04/09 14:45
04/09/2026 | 2:45 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 04/09 14:45
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Thu, Apr 09, 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 2,488 2,488 3,389 5,574
Other Market Formula 18,104 18,104 18,647 19,205
Swine/Pork Market Formula 131,961 131,961 123,282 128,913
Other Purchase Arrangement 62,948 62,948 63,510 57,369
Negotiated Formula 425 425 1,600
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 33,434 33,434 33,870 25,143
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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 332
Lowest Base Price 86.00
Highest Base Price 91.00
Weighted Average Price 89.92 89.92
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 592
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 19,345 10,134 15,160 4,185
Lowest Base Price 78.25 84.17
Highest Base Price 101.35 97.36
Weighted Average Price 87.75 89.29
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 151,581 84,750 99,567 46,914
Lowest Base Price 79.84 79.84 79.84 82.06
Highest Base Price 96.57 95.86 95.86 96.57
Weighted Average Price 88.89 88.82 88.78 88.96
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 63,355 39,337 41,572 19,822
Lowest Base Price 82.06 82.95 82.95 82.06
Highest Base Price 102.28 97.67 97.67 102.28
Weighted Average Price 88.96 88.94 89.18 88.30
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,526
Lowest Base Price 58.25
Highest Base Price 73.00
Weighted Average Price 66.77 69.18
Change from Previous Day -3.59 -2.31
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 1,831
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# -26.00 -13.00 175# -4.00 -1.35 205# .00 4.00
155# -26.00 -10.00 185# -1.50 .00 215# .00 4.00
165# -26.00 -3.37 195# .00 3.00 225# -1.33 3.50
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog5 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 52.28
Price Range $90.00 - $96.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 6,400 Colorado 160
Iowa 88,913 Illinois 16,729
Indiana 14,650 Kansas 798
Kentucky 1,242 Michigan 11,195
Minnesota 46,699 Missouri 3,666
North Carolina 7,629 North Dakota 170
Nebraska 13,160 Ohio 20,377
Oklahoma 2,063 Pennsylvania 6,816
South Dakota 7,883 Wisconsin 810
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