USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 08/31 14:55
08/31/2026 | 2:55 pm CDT USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 08/31 14:55
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Mon, Aug 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 3,593 3,593 1,757
Other Market Formula 15,358 15,358 18,548
Swine/Pork Market Formula 126,098 126,098 142,960
Other Purchase Arrangement 78,985 78,985 83,215
Negotiated Formula 793 793 1,288
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 32,953 32,953 30,967
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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 2,137
Lowest Base Price 86.00
Highest Base Price 89.00
Weighted Average Price 88.73
Change from Previous Day -.84
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 2,137
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 17,578 7,920 14,050 3,528
Lowest Base Price 74.90 76.53
Highest Base Price 93.28 89.08
Weighted Average Price 80.90 81.94
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 143,313 90,119 106,188 32,565
Lowest Base Price 78.30 78.79 78.30 78.79
Highest Base Price 96.50 94.78 94.78 96.50
Weighted Average Price 88.81 88.46 88.46 89.48
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 80,902 53,493 55,622 23,663
Lowest Base Price 75.05 75.05 75.05 80.98
Highest Base Price 109.61 96.14 96.14 109.61
Weighted Average Price 87.75 87.42 87.42 88.20
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 765
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 793
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,558
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# -4.00 .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 Hog7 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 52.78
Price Range $89.00 - $92.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 5,234 Colorado 79
Iowa 101,307 Illinois 15,526
Indiana 18,061 Kansas 1,550
Kentucky 1,590 Maryland 340
Michigan 6,136 Minnesota 54,779
Missouri 3,628 Montana 660
North Carolina 6,506 Nebraska 15,085
Ohio 14,005 Oklahoma 1,064
Pennsylvania 4,309 South Dakota 7,291
Wisconsin 630
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