USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 04/24 15:00
04/24/2026 | 3:00 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 04/24 15:00
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Fri, Apr 24, 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 3,658 3,658 3,429 4,843
Other Market Formula 24,902 24,902 22,180 32,586
Swine/Pork Market Formula 116,978 116,978 133,658 134,423
Other Purchase Arrangement 59,448 59,448 198,466 56,448
Negotiated Formula 1,298 1,298 1,582 594
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 24,542 24,542 40,171 25,497
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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 1,306
Lowest Base Price 88.00
Highest Base Price 92.00
Weighted Average Price 90.42 90.52 90.40
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 470
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,776
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 28,896 9,121 16,636 12,260
Lowest Base Price 77.41 82.30
Highest Base Price 102.00 102.00
Weighted Average Price 89.89 87.00
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 128,813 72,765 85,265 38,799
Lowest Base Price 80.51 80.51 80.51 82.97
Highest Base Price 97.17 97.17 97.17 95.27
Weighted Average Price 90.59 90.55 90.50 90.75
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 57,653 32,014 34,590 20,796
Lowest Base Price 82.06 82.96 82.96 82.06
Highest Base Price 107.66 103.51 103.63 107.66
Weighted Average Price 90.64 90.92 91.19 89.50
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,529
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 918
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 2,447
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 -14.62 175# -9.10 1.00 205# .00 4.00
155# -30.00 -5.00 185# .00 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 Hog2 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 53.23
Price Range $92.00 - $96.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 6,190 Colorado 140
Iowa 78,298 Illinois 18,932
Indiana 19,758 Kansas 907
Kentucky 1,621 Michigan 6,849
Minnesota 38,143 Missouri 2,971
Montana 220 North Carolina 6,838
North Dakota 170 Nebraska 15,638
New York 170 Ohio 15,913
Oklahoma 1,719 Pennsylvania 6,222
South Dakota 6,662 Tennessee 2,970
Wisconsin 170 Wyoming 160
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