USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 07/31 14:55
07/31/2026 | 2:55 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 07/31 14:55
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Fri, Jul 31, 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 3,551 3,551 2,988 2,390
Other Market Formula 21,142 21,142 18,773 106,125
Swine/Pork Market Formula 123,676 123,676 116,342 120,251
Other Purchase Arrangement 50,961 50,961 55,039 52,492
Negotiated Formula 1,830 1,830 720 1,004
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 28,421 28,421 25,744 27,710
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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 1,671
Lowest Base Price 97.00
Highest Base Price 102.50
Weighted Average Price 100.41 100.78 101.15
Change from Previous Day -.64 -.80 .10
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,420
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 3,091
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 19,779 13,997 15,892 3,887
Lowest Base Price 82.95 82.95 82.95 93.48
Highest Base Price 107.97 104.80 104.80 107.97
Weighted Average Price 93.53 91.67 92.26 98.76
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 144,996 84,702 100,237 39,934
Lowest Base Price 84.42 84.42 84.42 86.14
Highest Base Price 105.75 105.75 105.75 105.75
Weighted Average Price 95.73 95.59 95.49 96.04
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 48,865 29,961 31,601 15,804
Lowest Base Price 81.93 86.83 86.83 81.93
Highest Base Price 105.75 105.75 105.75 102.84
Weighted Average Price 95.01 95.67 95.86 93.03
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,353
Lowest Base Price 66.25
Highest Base Price 79.20
Weighted Average Price 72.09 73.88
Change from Previous Day -.89 1.16
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 470
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,823
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: 53.21
Price Range $100.00 - $103.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 5,645 Colorado 152
Iowa 90,788 Illinois 18,236
Indiana 12,882 Kansas 1,187
Kentucky 1,710 Michigan 5,615
Minnesota 41,421 Missouri 2,564
Montana 220 North Carolina 7,170
North Dakota 170 Nebraska 11,485
Ohio 15,792 Oklahoma 1,533
Pennsylvania 3,096 South Dakota 7,665
Tennessee 1,760 Wisconsin 490
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