USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 04/16 07:55
04/16/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 04/16 07:55
LM_HG218
Des Moines, IA Thu, Apr 16, 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 2,988 5,443 8,359
Other Market Formula 23,025 31,808 24,626
Swine/Pork Market Formula 127,969 129,046 126,131
Other Purchase Arrangement 60,378 58,362 60,653
Negotiated Formula 2,230 880 621
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 32,362 33,403 30,804
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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 1,735 19,070 121,575 57,298 2,180 201,858
Base Price 91.77 88.63 89.11 89.10 89.07
Packer Sold
Head Count 31,742
Base Price 89.14
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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 1,735
Lowest Base Price 89.00
Highest Base Price 92.50
Weighted Average Price 91.77 91.77 91.77
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 2,180
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 3,915
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 23,530 11,695 17,886 5,644
Lowest Base Price 79.43 85.75
Highest Base Price 104.78 104.78
Weighted Average Price 89.07 91.71
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 144,813 83,062 98,452 41,838
Lowest Base Price 81.07 81.07 81.07 83.10
Highest Base Price 96.38 96.38 96.38 94.88
Weighted Average Price 89.02 88.97 88.89 89.14
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 61,342 39,827 42,727 16,205
Lowest Base Price 82.06 83.78 83.78 82.06
Highest Base Price 107.29 101.33 101.33 107.29
Weighted Average Price 89.19 89.17 89.31 88.44
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,116
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 140
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,256
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# -9.25 1.00 205# .00 4.00
155# -30.00 -11.82 185# .00 1.50 215# .00 4.00
165# -25.00 -3.37 195# .00 3.00 225# -1.33 2.00
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog220.69 lb carcass .66 inch back-fat
8.09 square inch loin 2.69 inch loin depth FFLI: 53.19
Price Range $92.50 - $96.50
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
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Canada 7,083 Colorado 159
Iowa 93,062 Illinois 20,141
Indiana 14,275 Kansas 1,323
Kentucky 1,206 Michigan 8,323
Minnesota 45,201 Missouri 4,134
North Carolina 6,820 Nebraska 15,952
Ohio 17,094 Oklahoma 1,806
Pennsylvania 4,751 South Dakota 7,297
Wisconsin 325
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