USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 05/27 15:00
05/27/2026 | 3:00 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 05/27 15:00
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Wed, May 27, 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 7,762 7,762 3,627 8,738
Other Market Formula 26,606 26,606 15,704 29,566
Swine/Pork Market Formula 132,365 132,365 126,864 132,965
Other Purchase Arrangement 64,196 64,196 59,985 59,628
Negotiated Formula 1,010 1,010 1,040 490
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 34,644 34,644 28,911 37,807
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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 5,008
Lowest Base Price 88.00
Highest Base Price 95.00
Weighted Average Price 94.64
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 930
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 5,938
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 26,229 14,893 20,232 5,997
Lowest Base Price 82.92 86.99
Highest Base Price 106.22 106.22
Weighted Average Price 93.43 95.06
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 153,463 85,812 103,084 44,549
Lowest Base Price 80.00 80.00 80.00 80.76
Highest Base Price 97.58 96.48 96.48 97.58
Weighted Average Price 89.77 89.57 89.45 90.34
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 66,572 40,583 42,512 22,622
Lowest Base Price 81.42 81.42 81.42 83.32
Highest Base Price 109.16 103.68 103.68 109.16
Weighted Average Price 90.46 90.78 90.99 89.30
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 2,404
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
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 2,544
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# -4.00 .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 Hog1 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 52.34
Price Range $94.00 - $99.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 7,405 Iowa 96,393
Illinois 18,100 Indiana 14,449
Kansas 2,012 Kentucky 2,104
Michigan 8,865 Minnesota 52,309
Missouri 2,587 Montana 230
North Carolina 7,281 North Dakota 170
Nebraska 13,790 Ohio 19,306
Oklahoma 1,834 Pennsylvania 7,734
South Carolina 150 South Dakota 9,224
Tennessee 1,980 Wisconsin 660
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