USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 07/16 14:45
07/16/2026 | 2:45 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 07/16 14:45
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Thu, Jul 16, 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 3,608 3,608 12,141 2,410
Other Market Formula 15,500 15,500 25,911 21,079
Swine/Pork Market Formula 116,956 116,956 123,091 120,175
Other Purchase Arrangement 47,816 47,816 61,182 60,387
Negotiated Formula 811 811 1,008 635
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 25,542 25,542 32,613 26,070
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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 2,455
Lowest Base Price 95.00
Highest Base Price 101.00
Weighted Average Price 100.26 100.75 100.35
Change from Previous Day -.40 -.35
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 805
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 3,260
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 14,719 8,219 10,598 4,121
Lowest Base Price 73.10 87.92 87.92 73.10
Highest Base Price 102.35 102.07 102.35 100.65
Weighted Average Price 93.95 95.39 95.15 90.84
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 135,170 79,679 92,561 37,891
Lowest Base Price 84.11 84.11 84.11 85.96
Highest Base Price 106.41 105.20 105.20 106.41
Weighted Average Price 93.90 93.82 93.83 94.02
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 45,686 26,053 28,181 14,758
Lowest Base Price 85.93 86.14 86.14 85.93
Highest Base Price 108.01 105.87 105.87 108.01
Weighted Average Price 94.59 95.43 95.66 92.38
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 960
Lowest Base Price 55.00
Highest Base Price 74.00
Weighted Average Price 70.24
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 1,100
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# -4.00 1.00 205# .00 4.00
155# -30.00 -5.00 185# -1.50 1.50 215# -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 Hog0 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 53.89
Price Range $100.00 - $105.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 6,356 Colorado 152
Georgia 1 Iowa 71,567
Idaho 167 Illinois 16,875
Indiana 12,932 Kansas 335
Kentucky 1,024 Michigan 6,349
Minnesota 46,594 Missouri 3,919
North Carolina 7,535 North Dakota 329
Nebraska 10,479 Ohio 14,769
Oklahoma 1,512 Pennsylvania 2,903
South Dakota 6,110 Wisconsin 325
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