USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 08/27 14:45
08/27/2026 | 2:45 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 08/27 14:45
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Thu, Aug 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 3,460 3,460 2,340 5,879
Other Market Formula 15,465 15,465 13,374 53,816
Swine/Pork Market Formula 132,708 132,708 128,627 139,911
Other Purchase Arrangement 54,550 54,550 193,673 62,827
Negotiated Formula 165 165 684
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 31,585 31,585 27,741 33,528
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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 4,254
Lowest Base Price 85.00
Highest Base Price 91.00
Weighted Average Price 89.76 89.74 89.71
Change from Previous Day -.99 -.98 -1.07
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 4,254
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 16,870 7,239 11,485 5,385
Lowest Base Price 73.62 75.12
Highest Base Price 99.32 97.56
Weighted Average Price 81.07 83.72
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 151,723 89,530 104,156 42,735
Lowest Base Price 80.05 80.05 80.05 80.05
Highest Base Price 96.50 95.33 95.33 96.50
Weighted Average Price 89.52 89.27 89.19 89.96
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 53,219 33,105 35,060 15,881
Lowest Base Price 75.04 75.04 75.04 82.24
Highest Base Price 104.65 104.65 104.65 104.53
Weighted Average Price 88.70 88.30 88.25 89.49
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,017
Lowest Base Price 59.25
Highest Base Price 71.55
Weighted Average Price 67.09
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 1,322
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# -9.05 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 Hog6 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 53.08
Price Range $90.00 - $94.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 6,553 Colorado 156
Iowa 91,181 Idaho 334
Illinois 16,467 Indiana 12,763
Kansas 1,175 Kentucky 1,521
Michigan 5,585 Minnesota 44,277
Missouri 3,677 North Carolina 7,649
North Dakota 163 Nebraska 12,057
Ohio 18,535 Oklahoma 922
Pennsylvania 4,481 South Dakota 7,553
Tennessee 2,080 Wisconsin 804
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