USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 04/16 14:55
04/16/2026 | 2:55 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 04/16 14:55
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Thu, Apr 16, 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 2,502 2,502 2,488 1,717
Other Market Formula 20,971 20,971 18,104 28,881
Swine/Pork Market Formula 108,226 108,226 131,961 124,502
Other Purchase Arrangement 57,469 57,469 62,948 63,021
Negotiated Formula 1,020 1,020 425 435
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 21,458 21,458 33,434 34,643
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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 717
Lowest Base Price 88.00
Highest Base Price 92.50
Weighted Average Price 90.16 91.33 91.33
Change from Previous Day -1.72 -.47 -.55
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,020
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,737
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 18,997 12,104 15,350 3,647
Lowest Base Price 79.25 86.03
Highest Base Price 97.93 97.93
Weighted Average Price 88.13 90.69
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 119,248 68,234 79,878 35,173
Lowest Base Price 80.29 81.07 81.07 80.29
Highest Base Price 97.63 96.38 96.38 97.63
Weighted Average Price 89.68 89.61 89.67 89.54
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 56,926 29,475 33,595 21,391
Lowest Base Price 81.82 82.51 82.51 81.82
Highest Base Price 107.29 101.33 101.33 107.29
Weighted Average Price 89.49 89.99 90.31 88.08
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,448
Lowest Base Price 58.25
Highest Base Price 73.00
Weighted Average Price 67.85 69.17
Change from Previous Day -2.16 -3.30
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 140
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,588
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# -9.10 .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 Hog9 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 53.19
Price Range $91.00 - $96.50
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 5,492 Colorado 159
Iowa 71,700 Idaho 167
Illinois 19,411 Indiana 7,829
Kansas 1,021 Kentucky 1,151
Michigan 8,215 Minnesota 40,427
Missouri 3,819 North Carolina 6,820
Nebraska 9,619 Ohio 18,818
Oklahoma 1,806 Pennsylvania 6,788
South Dakota 7,912 Wisconsin 492
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