USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 05/12 14:45
05/12/2026 | 2:45 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 05/12 14:45
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Tue, May 12, 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 9,493 9,493 5,206 6,917
Other Market Formula 27,677 27,677 16,211 39,615
Swine/Pork Market Formula 118,507 118,507 112,277 119,420
Other Purchase Arrangement 189,528 189,528 72,624 66,406
Negotiated Formula 40 40 160
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 22,674 22,674 37,459 35,068
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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 7,451
Lowest Base Price 88.00
Highest Base Price 96.50
Weighted Average Price 95.19 95.37 95.36
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 40
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 7,491
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 28,199 12,910 18,240 9,959
Lowest Base Price 83.62 84.00
Highest Base Price 103.72 95.55
Weighted Average Price 89.60 91.54
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 128,465 73,542 85,372 40,515
Lowest Base Price 79.20 81.28 81.28 79.20
Highest Base Price 99.25 99.25 99.25 96.91
Weighted Average Price 89.70 89.62 89.69 89.61
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 190,027 165,991 167,621 20,783
Lowest Base Price 82.25 82.25 82.25 82.61
Highest Base Price 103.47 101.79 101.79 103.47
Weighted Average Price 90.00 90.11 90.12 88.80
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,876
Lowest Base Price 65.50
Highest Base Price 73.00
Weighted Average Price 70.12 70.74 70.74
Change from Previous Day 1.56
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 2,016
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# -9.65 .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 Hog9 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 52.04
Price Range $93.83 - $100.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 5,437 Iowa 210,798
Illinois 16,193 Indiana 17,384
Kansas 1,361 Kentucky 2,586
Michigan 8,595 Minnesota 50,544
Missouri 2,419 North Carolina 7,102
Nebraska 12,284 Ohio 18,724
Oklahoma 116 Pennsylvania 5,662
South Dakota 5,920 Tennessee 2,310
Wisconsin 484
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