USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 04/17 14:55
04/17/2026 | 2:55 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 04/17 14:55
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Fri, Apr 17, 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 3,429 3,429 2,593 3,015
Other Market Formula 22,180 22,180 17,174 25,176
Swine/Pork Market Formula 133,658 133,658 162,209 126,182
Other Purchase Arrangement 198,466 198,466 63,969 54,525
Negotiated Formula 1,582 1,582 210 332
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 40,171 40,171 38,992 29,481
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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 1,738
Lowest Base Price 88.00
Highest Base Price 91.00
Weighted Average Price 90.28
Change from Previous Day .12
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,120
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 2,858
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 22,897 11,592 17,187 5,710
Lowest Base Price 84.01 89.05
Highest Base Price 99.01 99.01
Weighted Average Price 90.68 92.67
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 160,488 97,134 110,208 45,320
Lowest Base Price 79.64 79.64 79.64 79.64
Highest Base Price 95.83 95.83 95.83 95.12
Weighted Average Price 88.47 88.22 88.16 88.97
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 198,753 173,910 176,179 20,464
Lowest Base Price 80.30 80.30 80.30 82.06
Highest Base Price 107.29 102.60 102.60 107.29
Weighted Average Price 86.64 86.35 86.42 88.06
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,222
Lowest Base Price 60.00
Highest Base Price 73.00
Weighted Average Price 69.48 72.49
Change from Previous Day 1.63 3.32
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 742
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,964
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# -4.00 .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 Hog5 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 53.28
Price Range $91.00 - $95.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 5,885 Colorado 160
Iowa 242,295 Illinois 22,210
Indiana 18,696 Kansas 1,023
Kentucky 2,411 Michigan 7,255
Minnesota 42,902 Missouri 3,471
Montana 221 North Carolina 7,124
North Dakota 170 Nebraska 14,006
New York 340 Ohio 18,450
Oklahoma 1,897 Pennsylvania 4,711
South Dakota 5,927 Wisconsin 332
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