USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 05/26 14:55
05/26/2026 | 2:55 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 05/26 14:55
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Tue, May 26, 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 4,004 4,004 5,423 3,586
Other Market Formula 25,714 25,714 18,403 48,446
Swine/Pork Market Formula 122,764 122,764 127,433 123,153
Other Purchase Arrangement 111,957 111,957 68,717 86,493
Negotiated Formula 639
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 26,732 26,732 31,156 38,347
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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 2,155
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
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 2,155
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 26,052 12,442 18,495 7,557
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 135,971 85,318 100,608 31,982
Lowest Base Price 80.76 80.76 80.76 80.76
Highest Base Price 98.83 98.83 98.83 96.43
Weighted Average Price 88.60 88.42 88.36 89.32
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 113,355 90,428 93,228 18,660
Lowest Base Price 81.42 81.42 81.42 81.44
Highest Base Price 109.16 104.17 104.17 109.16
Weighted Average Price 88.83 89.00 89.08 87.41
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,313
Lowest Base Price 61.25
Highest Base Price 72.25
Weighted Average Price 70.21 71.40
Change from Previous Day 1.12 -.17
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 1,453
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# 175# 205#
155# 185# 215#
165# 195# 225#
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 3,989 Colorado 60
Iowa 136,267 Illinois 20,578
Indiana 20,369 Kansas 1,890
Kentucky 2,830 Michigan 6,685
Minnesota 55,208 Missouri 3,537
Montana 670 North Carolina 1,946
Nebraska 16,304 Ohio 8,676
Oklahoma 1,744 Pennsylvania 2,787
South Dakota 5,381 Tennessee 2,085
Wisconsin 165
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