USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 04/21 14:55
04/21/2026 | 2:55 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 04/21 14:55
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Tue, Apr 21, 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 6,875 6,875 6,249 9,453
Other Market Formula 20,371 20,371 22,879 26,628
Swine/Pork Market Formula 125,045 125,045 142,843 126,018
Other Purchase Arrangement 68,554 68,554 64,651 69,882
Negotiated Formula 210 210 1,592 220
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 31,682 31,682 42,112 28,706
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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 5,060
Lowest Base Price 88.00
Highest Base Price 94.00
Weighted Average Price 92.65 93.21 93.03
Change from Previous Day .52 .81 .63
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 160
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 5,220
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 20,009 12,506 17,996 2,013
Lowest Base Price 79.57 90.40
Highest Base Price 96.77 96.77
Weighted Average Price 90.80 94.59
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 143,466 83,435 96,595 42,774
Lowest Base Price 80.31 81.75 81.75 80.31
Highest Base Price 96.90 95.40 96.90 95.46
Weighted Average Price 90.02 89.86 89.84 90.30
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 69,178 40,774 44,657 22,729
Lowest Base Price 82.06 83.41 83.41 82.06
Highest Base Price 102.48 101.51 101.51 102.48
Weighted Average Price 90.53 90.55 90.86 89.71
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,333
Lowest Base Price 69.00
Highest Base Price 73.00
Weighted Average Price 71.91 71.30 71.30
Change from Previous Day 2.33
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 1,473
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# -9.40 -1.35 205# .00 4.00
155# -25.00 -10.00 185# -1.50 .00 215# .00 4.00
165# -25.00 -3.37 195# .00 3.00 225# -1.33 2.00
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog2 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 53.71
Price Range $91.80 - $98.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 5,249 Iowa 92,240
Illinois 18,262 Indiana 14,519
Kansas 1,587 Kentucky 1,134
Maryland 160 Michigan 10,444
Minnesota 50,275 Missouri 3,942
Montana 228 North Carolina 7,257
Nebraska 13,788 Ohio 18,335
Oklahoma 1,656 Pennsylvania 6,009
South Dakota 7,142 Wisconsin 434
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