USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 05/19 15:00
05/19/2026 | 3:00 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 05/19 15:00
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Tue, May 19, 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 5,423 5,423 9,493 6,142
Other Market Formula 18,403 18,403 27,677 19,366
Swine/Pork Market Formula 127,433 127,433 118,507 124,946
Other Purchase Arrangement 68,717 68,717 189,528 231,700
Negotiated Formula 40 320
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 31,156 31,156 22,674 35,568
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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 3,595
Lowest Base Price 87.00
Highest Base Price 95.00
Weighted Average Price 94.87 94.92 94.93
Change from Previous Day -.01 -.52 -.51
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 3,595
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 18,806 11,294 16,446 2,360
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 144,463 84,411 100,952 40,609
Lowest Base Price 81.37 82.01 82.01 81.37
Highest Base Price 99.94 99.94 99.94 98.42
Weighted Average Price 89.76 89.55 89.54 90.21
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 70,410 44,914 46,800 21,969
Lowest Base Price 82.67 82.67 82.67 83.32
Highest Base Price 109.16 101.46 101.46 109.16
Weighted Average Price 90.28 90.54 90.69 89.24
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,637
Lowest Base Price 63.75
Highest Base Price 73.00
Weighted Average Price 70.86 70.02 71.20
Change from Previous Day -.04 .71 -1.05
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 1,777
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# -9.50 1.00 205# .00 4.00
155# -30.00 -10.00 185# -1.50 1.50 215# .00 4.00
165# -25.00 -3.37 195# .00 3.00 225# -1.33 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: 51.77
Price Range $94.00 - $99.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 5,449 Iowa 92,696
Idaho 167 Illinois 17,257
Indiana 13,896 Kansas 1,618
Kentucky 1,006 Maryland 159
Michigan 9,608 Minnesota 52,570
Missouri 2,844 North Carolina 7,540
Nebraska 14,757 Ohio 18,065
Oklahoma 102 Pennsylvania 5,179
South Dakota 7,574 Wisconsin 645
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