USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 04/01 07:55
04/01/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 04/01 07:55
LM_HG218
Des Moines, IA Wed, Apr 01, 2026
DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY HOG REPORT
Current Volume by Purchase Type
Barrows and Gilts Live and Carcass Basis
Actual Actual Actual
Today Week Ago Year Ago
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Producer Sold
Negotiated 7,356 9,221 11,330
Other Market Formula 19,558 22,136 19,686
Swine/Pork Market Formula 131,477 129,986 119,312
Other Purchase Arrangement 59,171 62,312 64,139
Negotiated Formula 265 1,205 225
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 33,255 33,855 31,128
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Other Swine
Market or Pork Other
Formula Market Purchase Negotiated Totals/
Negotiated (FUT/OPT)** Formula Arrgment Formula Wtd Avg
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Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis):
Producer Sold
Head Count 5,234 16,282 126,563 56,026 265 204,370
Base Price 90.62 85.87 88.74 89.03 88.64
Packer Sold
Head Count 32,382
Base Price 89.17
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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 5,234
Lowest Base Price 88.00
Highest Base Price 91.00
Weighted Average Price 90.62 90.87 90.66
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 265
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 5,499
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 20,352 13,108 17,723 2,629
Lowest Base Price 79.25 80.95
Highest Base Price 92.17 91.98
Weighted Average Price 86.85 86.77
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 151,234 86,625 103,535 42,022
Lowest Base Price 78.68 79.59 78.68 81.01
Highest Base Price 95.60 95.60 95.60 95.12
Weighted Average Price 88.73 88.41 88.34 89.35
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 59,667 38,138 40,259 17,778
Lowest Base Price 80.06 82.68 82.68 80.06
Highest Base Price 106.08 96.94 96.94 106.08
Weighted Average Price 89.15 89.25 89.30 88.62
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,503
Lowest Base Price 63.25
Highest Base Price 74.00
Weighted Average Price 70.65 69.34
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 140
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,643
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
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NATIONAL DAILY DIRECT NEGOTIATED HOG PURCHASE MATRIX
REPRESENTING INDIVIDUAL PACKER CARCASS MERIT BUYING PROGRAMS
based on Weight(215 lb Carcass),Backfat(0.5 - 0.8 inches)and Loin Depth(2.0 -
2.7 inches)
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CARCASS WEIGHT DIFFERENTIALS
145# -30.00 -13.00 175# -8.95 1.00 205# .00 4.00
155# -30.00 -10.00 185# -1.50 1.50 215# .00 4.00
165# -25.00 -3.37 195# .00 3.00 225# -1.33 2.00
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog215.89 lb carcass .69 inch back-fat
8.03 square inch loin 2.67 inch loin depth FFLI: 52.77
Price Range $91.00 - $97.50
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
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Canada 6,322 Iowa 94,434
Idaho 167 Illinois 19,365
Indiana 14,959 Kansas 1,464
Kentucky 1,077 Michigan 6,997
Minnesota 49,259 Missouri 2,838
North Carolina 7,260 North Dakota 170
Nebraska 14,382 Ohio 14,734
Oklahoma 1,999 Pennsylvania 5,359
South Carolina 150 South Dakota 9,897
Texas 91 Wisconsin 490
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