USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 04/14 07:55
04/14/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 04/14 07:55
LM_HG218
Des Moines, IA Tue, Apr 14, 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 2,764 3,304 7,288
Other Market Formula 29,592 18,370 26,267
Swine/Pork Market Formula 131,963 120,278 121,961
Other Purchase Arrangement 61,966 56,368 60,678
Negotiated Formula 820 265
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 33,896 24,518 36,901
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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 941 25,821 125,412 58,209 652 211,035
Base Price 90.51 87.44 89.18 89.80 89.15
Packer Sold
Head Count 33,496
Base Price 89.57
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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 1,931
Lowest Base Price 88.00
Highest Base Price 92.50
Weighted Average Price 89.74
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 652
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 2,583
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 30,851 8,635 14,890 15,961
Lowest Base Price 78.25 80.18
Highest Base Price 106.45 106.45
Weighted Average Price 88.00 88.49
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 149,095 89,778 106,711 37,820
Lowest Base Price 79.66 79.66 79.66 82.84
Highest Base Price 95.36 95.36 95.36 93.28
Weighted Average Price 89.17 89.02 88.96 89.58
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 62,002 39,523 41,655 18,400
Lowest Base Price 82.06 83.48 83.48 82.06
Highest Base Price 102.09 101.28 101.28 102.09
Weighted Average Price 89.85 89.72 89.82 89.64
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,392
Lowest Base Price 62.00
Highest Base Price 73.00
Weighted Average Price 69.96 71.31
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 448
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,840
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 Hog217.92 lb carcass .68 inch back-fat
7.91 square inch loin 2.63 inch loin depth FFLI: 52.83
Price Range $90.47 - $96.50
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
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Canada 6,312 Iowa 89,181
Illinois 19,931 Indiana 24,174
Kansas 1,605 Kentucky 1,223
Maryland 160 Michigan 7,420
Minnesota 51,950 Missouri 3,416
Montana 668 North Carolina 6,907
North Dakota 95 Nebraska 16,966
Ohio 13,093 Oklahoma 1,886
Pennsylvania 4,872 South Dakota 7,612
Tennessee 3,530
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