USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 05/28 15:01
05/28/2026 | 3:01 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 05/28 15:01
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Thu, May 28, 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 3,843 3,843 2,765 7,191
Other Market Formula 24,432 24,432 19,427 37,127
Swine/Pork Market Formula 140,326 140,326 116,680 106,310
Other Purchase Arrangement 61,353 61,353 57,779 57,448
Negotiated Formula 503 503 170 650
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 36,757 36,757 24,697 28,588
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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 2,232
Lowest Base Price 91.50
Highest Base Price 95.00
Weighted Average Price 93.64 93.87
Change from Previous Day -1.00
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 338
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 2,570
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 25,901 13,707 18,775 7,126
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 163,579 93,075 115,727 42,789
Lowest Base Price 80.85 82.43 82.43 80.85
Highest Base Price 100.39 97.98 97.98 100.39
Weighted Average Price 89.63 89.47 89.27 90.38
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 62,839 37,651 39,941 21,095
Lowest Base Price 83.32 83.51 83.51 83.32
Highest Base Price 109.16 102.70 102.70 109.16
Weighted Average Price 90.97 91.53 91.60 89.59
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,457
Lowest Base Price 60.00
Highest Base Price 74.50
Weighted Average Price 69.20
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 305
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,762
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# -9.25 .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 Hog2 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 52.19
Price Range $94.00 - $99.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 5,295 Colorado 157
Iowa 94,218 Illinois 16,808
Indiana 11,989 Kansas 1,598
Kentucky 2,185 Michigan 10,143
Minnesota 53,941 Missouri 3,178
North Carolina 7,199 Nebraska 20,593
Ohio 20,965 Oklahoma 1,887
Pennsylvania 7,154 South Dakota 7,434
Tennessee 1,980 Wisconsin 490
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