USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 08/26 14:55
08/26/2026 | 2:55 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 08/26 14:55
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Wed, Aug 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 10,641 10,641 5,885 9,496
Other Market Formula 19,145 19,145 19,388 46,059
Swine/Pork Market Formula 127,053 127,053 122,646 123,293
Other Purchase Arrangement 59,263 59,263 60,050 58,525
Negotiated Formula 1,318 1,318 480 1,056
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 31,862 31,862 32,382 34,553
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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 11,391
Lowest Base Price 83.00
Highest Base Price 91.50
Weighted Average Price 90.75 90.72 90.78
Change from Previous Day -.27 .01 .09
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 992
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 12,383
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 19,417 9,614 14,274 5,143
Lowest Base Price 73.90 75.40
Highest Base Price 99.12 99.12
Weighted Average Price 81.23 84.03
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 145,066 86,973 101,305 39,535
Lowest Base Price 82.00 82.00 82.00 82.00
Highest Base Price 96.86 96.86 96.86 95.65
Weighted Average Price 90.31 89.95 89.93 90.96
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 60,187 39,797 42,147 15,770
Lowest Base Price 74.07 74.07 74.07 82.94
Highest Base Price 109.61 103.86 103.86 109.61
Weighted Average Price 89.67 89.24 89.28 90.33
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 734
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 466
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,200
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# -9.10 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 Hog2 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 53.23
Price Range $90.00 - $94.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 5,639 Iowa 93,967
Illinois 18,107 Indiana 13,635
Kansas 840 Kentucky 1,530
Michigan 6,767 Minnesota 54,024
Missouri 3,667 North Carolina 7,174
North Dakota 170 Nebraska 13,850
Ohio 16,111 Oklahoma 933
Pennsylvania 2,377 South Dakota 7,771
Tennessee 2,080 Wisconsin 640
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