USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 04/22 07:50
04/22/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 04/22 07:50
LM_HG218
Des Moines, IA Wed, Apr 22, 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 6,758 7,736 11,672
Other Market Formula 20,299 21,440 25,394
Swine/Pork Market Formula 123,534 127,731 128,115
Other Purchase Arrangement 58,802 57,693 65,036
Negotiated Formula 50 1,433 220
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 31,185 32,297 33,011
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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 5,130 16,511 117,773 54,976 194,390
Base Price 92.77 90.39 90.18 90.62 90.39
Packer Sold
Head Count 30,436
Base Price 90.74
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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 5,130
Lowest Base Price 89.00
Highest Base Price 94.00
Weighted Average Price 92.77 93.36 93.16
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 5,130
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 20,581 12,106 18,095 2,486
Lowest Base Price 79.31 90.40
Highest Base Price 97.51 96.77
Weighted Average Price 91.39 94.72
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 140,150 82,528 95,809 39,902
Lowest Base Price 81.75 81.75 81.75 81.75
Highest Base Price 97.53 97.53 97.53 95.73
Weighted Average Price 90.07 89.94 89.91 90.34
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 58,965 37,853 39,953 17,220
Lowest Base Price 82.06 84.90 84.90 82.06
Highest Base Price 101.69 101.37 101.37 101.69
Weighted Average Price 90.77 90.97 91.09 89.80
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,309
Lowest Base Price 64.25
Highest Base Price 73.35
Weighted Average Price 70.77
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 140
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,449
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# -9.40 -1.35 205# .00 4.00
155# -25.00 -10.00 185# -1.50 .00 215# .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 Hog218.13 lb carcass .64 inch back-fat
8.33 square inch loin 2.77 inch loin depth FFLI: 53.64
Price Range $91.80 - $98.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
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California 14 Canada 5,384
Iowa 93,460 Illinois 18,144
Indiana 14,695 Kansas 1,632
Kentucky 1,592 Michigan 7,320
Minnesota 44,945 Missouri 3,454
Montana 228 North Carolina 7,098
North Dakota 170 Nebraska 14,735
Ohio 14,053 Oklahoma 1,526
Pennsylvania 4,553 South Carolina 150
South Dakota 6,188 Tennessee 495
Wisconsin 792
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