USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 05/07 14:50
05/07/2026 | 2:50 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 05/07 14:50
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Thu, May 07, 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 1,753 1,753 2,552 4,438
Other Market Formula 16,216 16,216 20,937 19,340
Swine/Pork Market Formula 128,019 128,019 120,702 119,121
Other Purchase Arrangement 62,111 62,111 53,594 214,896
Negotiated Formula 170 170 380
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 30,378 30,378 31,030 26,119
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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 513
Lowest Base Price 89.00
Highest Base Price 93.00
Weighted Average Price 90.70
Change from Previous Day -3.89
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 170
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 683
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 14,873 9,779 13,373 1,500
Lowest Base Price 78.04 84.70
Highest Base Price 103.72 94.95
Weighted Average Price 88.70 92.18
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 147,131 84,199 99,597 43,404
Lowest Base Price 78.34 79.27 78.34 79.60
Highest Base Price 100.34 99.25 99.25 100.34
Weighted Average Price 89.13 89.09 88.91 89.37
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 63,496 36,722 40,211 21,169
Lowest Base Price 80.27 80.27 80.27 80.28
Highest Base Price 103.66 97.46 97.46 103.66
Weighted Average Price 89.18 89.46 89.67 88.04
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 957
Lowest Base Price 62.75
Highest Base Price 74.80
Weighted Average Price 71.03
Change from Previous Day .79
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 1,097
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 -14.62 175# -9.30 .00 205# .00 1.86
155# -13.95 -5.00 185# .00 .00 215# -8.00 1.86
165# -9.30 .00 195# .00 .00 225# -30.00 .93
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog1 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 52.04
Price Range $92.71 - $97.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 5,290 Colorado 158
Iowa 83,549 Illinois 16,367
Indiana 12,239 Kansas 1,200
Kentucky 1,646 Michigan 9,287
Minnesota 48,598 Missouri 3,050
Montana 228 North Carolina 7,247
Nebraska 12,683 Ohio 20,902
Oklahoma 1,526 Pennsylvania 5,470
South Dakota 8,622 Tennessee 165
Wisconsin 325
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