USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 04/21 07:55
04/21/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 04/21 07:55
LM_HG218
Des Moines, IA Tue, Apr 21, 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 5,534 2,764 1,920
Other Market Formula 19,088 29,592 21,863
Swine/Pork Market Formula 123,736 131,963 111,231
Other Purchase Arrangement 63,384 61,966 60,492
Negotiated Formula 1,098 820 345
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 32,677 33,896 27,875
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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 3,156 15,069 118,479 59,846 525 197,075
Base Price 92.06 88.94 90.02 90.67 90.17
Packer Sold
Head Count 32,417
Base Price 90.59
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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 3,156
Lowest Base Price 88.00
Highest Base Price 93.00
Weighted Average Price 92.06 92.32 92.32
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 525
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 3,681
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 19,379 12,172 18,551 828
Lowest Base Price 79.79
Highest Base Price 96.03
Weighted Average Price 90.27
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 142,107 85,621 99,825 37,549
Lowest Base Price 80.31 82.76 82.76 80.31
Highest Base Price 96.90 95.40 96.90 95.46
Weighted Average Price 89.94 89.76 89.76 90.22
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 64,325 40,928 45,131 17,581
Lowest Base Price 82.06 82.34 82.34 82.06
Highest Base Price 102.48 101.51 101.51 102.48
Weighted Average Price 90.76 90.76 91.06 89.93
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,838
Lowest Base Price 63.00
Highest Base Price 73.00
Weighted Average Price 71.13 71.30 70.84 71.41
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 713
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 2,551
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# -9.30 1.00 205# .00 4.00
155# -30.00 -10.00 185# -1.50 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 Hog219.82 lb carcass .64 inch back-fat
8.49 square inch loin 2.82 inch loin depth FFLI: 53.71
Price Range $92.50 - $97.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
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Canada 5,269 Iowa 93,548
Illinois 17,614 Indiana 13,694
Kansas 1,360 Kentucky 1,654
Maryland 160 Michigan 6,984
Minnesota 50,009 Missouri 4,629
Montana 677 North Carolina 7,257
Nebraska 14,012 Ohio 13,099
Oklahoma 1,556 Pennsylvania 4,601
South Dakota 8,877 Tennessee 130
Wisconsin 387
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