USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 04/22 14:50
04/22/2026 | 2:50 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 04/22 14:50
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Wed, Apr 22, 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 4,316 4,316 4,796 6,461
Other Market Formula 22,630 22,630 20,709 18,138
Swine/Pork Market Formula 127,283 127,283 130,658 119,642
Other Purchase Arrangement 61,003 61,003 66,506 219,958
Negotiated Formula 1,332 1,332 2,263 345
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 26,779 26,779 33,753 34,372
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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 2,860
Lowest Base Price 88.00
Highest Base Price 94.00
Weighted Average Price 92.27 92.67 92.67
Change from Previous Day -.38 -.54 -.36
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,282
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 4,142
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 19,259 11,764 15,179 4,080
Lowest Base Price 79.31 89.68
Highest Base Price 100.44 100.44
Weighted Average Price 91.38 95.57
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 145,649 82,873 97,948 42,935
Lowest Base Price 81.81 83.45 81.81 83.84
Highest Base Price 97.53 97.53 97.53 95.73
Weighted Average Price 90.11 90.00 89.96 90.33
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 60,835 37,466 39,078 19,987
Lowest Base Price 82.06 84.50 84.50 82.06
Highest Base Price 101.69 101.37 101.37 101.69
Weighted Average Price 90.57 90.93 91.07 89.35
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,323
Lowest Base Price 64.25
Highest Base Price 73.35
Weighted Average Price 70.32 72.16
Change from Previous Day -1.59
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 1,463
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# -4.00 1.00 205# .00 4.00
155# -30.00 -5.00 185# -1.50 1.50 215# -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 Hog3 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 53.64
Price Range $93.00 - $98.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 6,303 Iowa 93,449
Idaho 167 Illinois 18,137
Indiana 14,957 Kansas 1,740
Kentucky 1,208 Michigan 10,490
Minnesota 42,921 Missouri 3,074
North Carolina 7,098 North Dakota 170
Nebraska 12,127 Ohio 16,921
Oklahoma 1,450 Pennsylvania 5,361
South Carolina 150 South Dakota 6,465
Tennessee 495 Wisconsin 660
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