USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 04/28 14:55
04/28/2026 | 2:55 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 04/28 14:55
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Tue, Apr 28, 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 4,092 4,092 6,875 8,041
Other Market Formula 22,526 22,526 20,371 63,698
Swine/Pork Market Formula 111,449 111,449 125,045 120,561
Other Purchase Arrangement 186,587 186,587 68,554 59,302
Negotiated Formula 165 165 210 513
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 22,020 22,020 31,682 29,583
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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 2,275
Lowest Base Price 89.00
Highest Base Price 95.00
Weighted Average Price 92.56 93.40 92.77
Change from Previous Day 2.32 3.15 2.52
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 165
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 2,440
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 20,730 9,895 13,130 7,600
Lowest Base Price 79.75 91.08
Highest Base Price 102.73 101.70
Weighted Average Price 92.84 96.38
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 123,593 68,012 82,433 36,908
Lowest Base Price 81.52 81.52 81.52 82.97
Highest Base Price 95.44 95.44 95.44 94.26
Weighted Average Price 90.62 90.39 90.39 90.99
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 186,992 162,130 163,960 21,079
Lowest Base Price 82.06 84.09 84.09 82.06
Highest Base Price 102.93 102.44 102.44 102.93
Weighted Average Price 89.14 88.98 89.03 89.63
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,535
Lowest Base Price 63.00
Highest Base Price 73.50
Weighted Average Price 72.15
Change from Previous Day 1.41
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 1,675
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# -9.33 .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 Hog1 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 52.80
Price Range $92.71 - $99.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 5,435 Iowa 199,525
Illinois 17,908 Indiana 9,587
Kansas 1,684 Kentucky 3,115
Maryland 160 Michigan 7,513
Minnesota 43,925 Missouri 4,049
Montana 220 North Carolina 7,010
Nebraska 9,572 Ohio 16,984
Oklahoma 1,955 Pennsylvania 7,824
South Dakota 7,679 Tennessee 2,475
Wisconsin 160
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