USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 05/21 15:00
05/21/2026 | 3:00 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 05/21 15:00
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Thu, May 21, 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 2,765 2,765 1,829 3,665
Other Market Formula 19,427 19,427 23,190 22,127
Swine/Pork Market Formula 116,680 116,680 140,598 113,615
Other Purchase Arrangement 57,779 57,779 58,863 59,699
Negotiated Formula 170 170 1,015 320
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 24,697 24,697 37,756 23,918
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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 1,105
Lowest Base Price 87.00
Highest Base Price 95.00
Weighted Average Price 93.58 92.98 93.58
Change from Previous Day -.18 -1.74 -.59
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 1,275
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 18,618 14,656 16,682 1,936
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 131,898 71,102 80,517 46,802
Lowest Base Price 80.92 80.97 80.97 80.92
Highest Base Price 99.51 98.67 98.67 99.51
Weighted Average Price 89.91 90.08 90.15 89.34
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 57,701 32,365 33,990 21,444
Lowest Base Price 81.95 81.95 81.95 82.14
Highest Base Price 104.08 102.55 102.55 104.08
Weighted Average Price 89.36 89.85 90.03 88.12
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,223
Lowest Base Price 62.25
Highest Base Price 73.85
Weighted Average Price 70.27
Change from Previous Day .98
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 1,363
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# -9.30 -1.35 205# .00 4.00
155# -25.00 -10.00 185# -1.50 .00 215# .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 Hog8 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 52.23
Price Range $94.00 - $98.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 5,804 Colorado 160
Georgia 6 Iowa 76,313
Idaho 334 Illinois 16,885
Indiana 15,600 Kansas 1,114
Kentucky 525 Michigan 8,310
Minnesota 44,349 Missouri 3,268
North Carolina 7,572 Nebraska 7,566
Ohio 20,082 Oklahoma 1,720
Pennsylvania 6,619 South Dakota 4,071
Texas 100 Wisconsin 1,120
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