USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 04/02 07:50
04/02/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 04/02 07:50
LM_HG218
Des Moines, IA Thu, Apr 02, 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 3,683 6,627 6,453
Other Market Formula 17,124 19,470 18,126
Swine/Pork Market Formula 126,656 128,518 125,194
Other Purchase Arrangement 59,304 59,927 58,749
Negotiated Formula 310 393 50
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 33,359 34,841 31,891
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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 1,699 16,139 123,714 56,856 260 198,668
Base Price 90.17 85.84 88.51 88.44 88.29
Packer Sold
Head Count 32,717
Base Price 88.89
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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 1,699
Lowest Base Price 89.50
Highest Base Price 91.00
Weighted Average Price 90.17
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 260
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,959
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 20,049 12,938 17,538 2,511
Lowest Base Price 81.26 81.26
Highest Base Price 92.67 91.68
Weighted Average Price 86.87 85.98
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 149,331 83,401 100,303 44,309
Lowest Base Price 78.68 78.68 78.68 80.75
Highest Base Price 95.12 95.12 95.12 93.86
Weighted Average Price 88.50 88.36 88.26 88.79
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 60,046 39,826 42,467 15,476
Lowest Base Price 79.28 81.43 81.43 79.28
Highest Base Price 101.48 101.48 101.48 101.31
Weighted Average Price 88.50 88.59 88.67 87.74
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,560
Lowest Base Price 59.00
Highest Base Price 74.00
Weighted Average Price 69.42 71.04
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 140
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,700
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# -25.00 -13.00 175# -3.25 .00 205# .00 .00
155# -11.82 -5.00 185# -1.50 .00 215# -8.00 .00
165# -5.00 .00 195# .00 .00 225# -30.00 .00
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog215.18 lb carcass .71 inch back-fat
8.00 square inch loin 2.66 inch loin depth FFLI: 52.47
Price Range $91.00 - $97.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
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Canada 5,546 Colorado 159
Iowa 91,057 Illinois 13,784
Indiana 15,510 Kansas 690
Kentucky 626 Michigan 6,664
Minnesota 46,504 Missouri 3,657
North Carolina 7,243 North Dakota 159
Nebraska 13,958 Ohio 17,618
Oklahoma 2,116 Pennsylvania 4,769
South Dakota 9,534 Tennessee 140
Wisconsin 702
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