USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 04/06 07:55
04/06/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 04/06 07:55
LM_HG218
Des Moines, IA Mon, Apr 06, 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 3,209 3,194 3,288
Other Market Formula 18,418 27,071 24,841
Swine/Pork Market Formula 100,645 140,273 140,939
Other Purchase Arrangement 58,540 73,813 117,316
Negotiated Formula 851 215 172
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 29,346 39,439 39,700
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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 1,000 15,654 96,266 57,439 720 171,079
Base Price 89.20 86.24 88.49 87.01 87.80
Packer Sold
Head Count 28,846
Base Price 89.08
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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 1,000
Lowest Base Price 89.00
Highest Base Price 90.00
Weighted Average Price 89.20 89.70 89.70
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 720
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,720
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 20,964 12,672 19,227 1,737
Lowest Base Price 77.95
Highest Base Price 92.32
Weighted Average Price 87.41
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 116,312 66,314 79,056 35,218
Lowest Base Price 79.04 80.08 79.04 81.45
Highest Base Price 94.32 94.32 94.32 93.17
Weighted Average Price 88.47 88.08 88.02 89.30
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 60,929 40,744 42,667 16,313
Lowest Base Price 79.27 82.09 82.09 79.27
Highest Base Price 102.41 102.41 102.41 92.52
Weighted Average Price 87.22 87.45 87.63 85.56
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,963
Lowest Base Price 58.75
Highest Base Price 74.00
Weighted Average Price 69.56 71.57
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 221
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 2,184
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 -14.62 175# -4.00 1.00 205# .00 4.00
155# -30.00 -5.00 185# .00 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 Hog214.84 lb carcass .73 inch back-fat
8.03 square inch loin 2.67 inch loin depth FFLI: 52.20
Price Range $91.59 - $97.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
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Canada 4,539 Iowa 96,392
Idaho 167 Illinois 14,084
Indiana 22,603 Kansas 170
Kentucky 1,427 Michigan 5,412
Minnesota 24,850 Missouri 3,155
Montana 441 North Carolina 7,200
Nebraska 12,861 Ohio 11,258
Pennsylvania 160 South Dakota 5,970
Wisconsin 320
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