USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 05/06 07:35
05/06/2026 | 7:35 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 05/06 07:35
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Tue, May 05, 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 5,206 5,206 4,092 9,231
Other Market Formula 16,211 16,211 22,526 21,175
Swine/Pork Market Formula 112,277 112,277 111,449 124,259
Other Purchase Arrangement 72,624 72,624 186,587 62,172
Negotiated Formula 160 160 165 180
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 37,459 37,459 22,020 35,728
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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 5,775
Lowest Base Price 94.50
Highest Base Price 96.00
Weighted Average Price 95.45 95.53 95.48
Change from Previous Day 1.01
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 5,935
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 17,143 10,220 14,977 2,166
Lowest Base Price 83.77 86.25
Highest Base Price 103.72 102.07
Weighted Average Price 89.58 91.98
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 135,317 81,670 96,616 34,222
Lowest Base Price 81.78 81.78 81.78 81.86
Highest Base Price 97.89 97.89 97.89 97.64
Weighted Average Price 88.90 88.72 88.56 89.57
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 74,040 47,899 49,355 22,889
Lowest Base Price 82.51 82.51 82.51 82.99
Highest Base Price 103.59 102.30 102.30 103.59
Weighted Average Price 89.07 88.74 88.82 89.34
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 921
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
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 1,061
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# -9.60 1.00 205# .00 4.00
155# -30.00 -9.00 185# -1.50 1.50 215# .00 4.00
165# -25.00 -5.00 195# .00 3.00 225# .00 2.00
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog6 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 52.53
Price Range $95.00 - $100.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 5,830 Iowa 92,833
Illinois 17,416 Indiana 11,447
Kansas 1,100 Kentucky 1,070
Maryland 160 Michigan 8,280
Minnesota 52,994 Missouri 2,616
North Carolina 7,038 Nebraska 16,489
Ohio 16,135 Oklahoma 1,452
Pennsylvania 4,812 South Dakota 4,105
Wisconsin 160
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