USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 04/15 07:55
04/15/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 04/15 07:55
LM_HG218
Des Moines, IA Wed, Apr 15, 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 7,736 6,463 6,371
Other Market Formula 21,440 20,158 24,240
Swine/Pork Market Formula 127,731 130,397 121,831
Other Purchase Arrangement 57,693 60,725 60,641
Negotiated Formula 1,433 424 353
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 32,297 32,382 34,433
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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 6,098 18,222 122,257 53,964 1,268 201,809
Base Price 91.23 86.45 89.38 89.82 89.29
Packer Sold
Head Count 31,677
Base Price 89.55
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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 6,923
Lowest Base Price 88.00
Highest Base Price 92.50
Weighted Average Price 90.97 90.78 91.12
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,268
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 8,191
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 22,532 10,601 16,592 5,940
Lowest Base Price 79.07 84.00
Highest Base Price 92.25 92.00
Weighted Average Price 87.32 88.97
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 145,495 83,450 99,107 40,993
Lowest Base Price 80.39 82.84 81.11 80.39
Highest Base Price 94.44 94.44 94.44 93.27
Weighted Average Price 89.33 89.17 89.11 89.67
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 57,268 36,217 39,012 16,635
Lowest Base Price 82.06 84.25 84.25 82.06
Highest Base Price 101.32 101.27 101.27 101.32
Weighted Average Price 89.89 89.87 90.00 89.41
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,303
Lowest Base Price 62.00
Highest Base Price 73.00
Weighted Average Price 70.08 72.16
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 305
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,608
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# -9.20 1.00 205# .00 4.00
155# -30.00 -5.00 185# -1.50 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 Hog219.00 lb carcass .67 inch back-fat
8.03 square inch loin 2.67 inch loin depth FFLI: 53.03
Price Range $90.47 - $96.50
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
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California 10 Canada 6,057
Iowa 91,226 Illinois 19,443
Indiana 15,687 Kansas 1,535
Kentucky 1,713 Michigan 7,386
Minnesota 45,420 Missouri 3,191
North Carolina 6,791 North Dakota 415
Nebraska 16,571 Ohio 13,235
Oklahoma 2,066 Pennsylvania 5,184
South Dakota 8,774 Tennessee 2,640
Wisconsin 986
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