USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 04/08 07:50
04/08/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 04/08 07:50
LM_HG218
Des Moines, IA Wed, Apr 08, 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 6,463 7,356 12,537
Other Market Formula 20,158 19,558 22,814
Swine/Pork Market Formula 130,397 131,477 127,707
Other Purchase Arrangement 60,725 59,171 161,041
Negotiated Formula 424 265
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 32,382 33,255 36,136
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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 4,641 17,229 124,934 57,211 260 204,275
Base Price 90.84 88.90 89.24 89.29 89.25
Packer Sold
Head Count 31,864
Base Price 89.24
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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 4,641
Lowest Base Price 89.00
Highest Base Price 92.00
Weighted Average Price 90.84 91.46 91.39
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 260
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 4,901
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 20,688 11,372 15,718 4,970
Lowest Base Price 82.35 83.46
Highest Base Price 109.00 109.00
Weighted Average Price 89.23 94.31
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 148,187 86,506 100,194 42,565
Lowest Base Price 83.19 83.19 83.19 83.54
Highest Base Price 95.86 95.86 95.86 94.07
Weighted Average Price 89.15 89.00 88.95 89.45
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 62,363 39,672 41,182 19,275
Lowest Base Price 78.61 84.23 84.23 78.61
Highest Base Price 101.32 98.02 98.02 101.32
Weighted Average Price 89.40 89.46 89.51 88.93
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,557
Lowest Base Price 62.25
Highest Base Price 73.00
Weighted Average Price 70.65 71.58
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 304
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,861
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# -9.20 .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 Hog215.08 lb carcass .74 inch back-fat
7.91 square inch loin 2.63 inch loin depth FFLI: 51.98
Price Range $91.00 - $98.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
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California 12 Canada 5,973
Iowa 91,484 Idaho 167
Illinois 22,670 Indiana 15,654
Kansas 1,144 Kentucky 1,414
Michigan 6,970 Minnesota 49,727
Missouri 2,247 North Carolina 7,380
North Dakota 520 Nebraska 13,640
Ohio 17,273 Oklahoma 1,982
Pennsylvania 4,855 South Dakota 6,307
Wisconsin 1,130
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