USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 04/13 14:55
04/13/2026 | 2:55 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 04/13 14:55
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Mon, Apr 13, 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 2,572 2,572 2,592 7,226
Other Market Formula 40,215 40,215 14,508 28,910
Swine/Pork Market Formula 147,693 147,693 101,158 141,126
Other Purchase Arrangement 111,879 111,879 60,583 144,325
Negotiated Formula 330 330 265 120
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 35,961 35,961 29,527 37,769
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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 1,616
Lowest Base Price 88.00
Highest Base Price 91.00
Weighted Average Price 89.04
Change from Previous Day -.32
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 165
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,781
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 42,900 17,094 25,669 17,231
Lowest Base Price 78.22 78.22
Highest Base Price 106.45 106.45
Weighted Average Price 87.36 88.14
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 163,640 96,691 109,555 49,156
Lowest Base Price 79.66 79.66 79.66 82.09
Highest Base Price 94.68 94.68 94.68 93.28
Weighted Average Price 89.61 89.48 89.53 89.67
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 115,158 79,499 82,566 30,645
Lowest Base Price 81.00 82.74 82.74 81.00
Highest Base Price 107.29 97.62 97.62 107.29
Weighted Average Price 87.85 87.68 87.83 87.62
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,627
Lowest Base Price 57.50
Highest Base Price 74.25
Weighted Average Price 69.79 71.59
Change from Previous Day 1.16 -.27
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 445
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 2,072
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# -3.25 1.00 205# .00 3.00
155# -30.00 -5.00 185# -1.50 1.50 215# -8.00 3.00
165# -15.00 .00 195# .00 3.00 225# -30.00 1.00
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog5 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 53.00
Price Range $90.47 - $96.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 5,815 Iowa 127,463
Illinois 22,287 Indiana 32,359
Kansas 2,030 Kentucky 1,590
Michigan 10,820 Minnesota 69,037
Missouri 3,507 Montana 666
North Carolina 7,020 North Dakota 95
Nebraska 15,759 Ohio 20,784
Oklahoma 1,785 Pennsylvania 7,173
South Dakota 6,060 Tennessee 3,860
Wisconsin 540
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