USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 05/01 08:00
05/01/2026 | 8:00 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 05/01 08:00
LM_HG218
Des Moines, IA Fri, May 01, 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 2,935 5,055 6,214
Other Market Formula 17,969 18,569 19,849
Swine/Pork Market Formula 125,028 123,968 126,049
Other Purchase Arrangement 58,722 55,653 49,636
Negotiated Formula 859 1,083 737
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 29,468 30,064 28,393
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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 1,015 15,073 120,898 55,246 165 192,397
Base Price 92.54 89.21 89.74 90.00 89.79
Packer Sold
Head Count 28,833
Base Price 90.30
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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 1,015
Lowest Base Price 89.00
Highest Base Price 94.50
Weighted Average Price 92.54 92.64 92.62
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 165
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,180
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 18,013 12,474 16,644 1,369
Lowest Base Price 77.23
Highest Base Price 102.73
Weighted Average Price 90.47
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 144,221 82,755 97,660 41,636
Lowest Base Price 81.64 81.64 81.64 81.69
Highest Base Price 99.00 97.24 97.24 99.00
Weighted Average Price 89.69 89.63 89.53 89.83
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 57,816 34,821 38,308 17,722
Lowest Base Price 82.06 82.35 82.35 82.06
Highest Base Price 108.19 102.19 102.19 108.19
Weighted Average Price 90.02 89.92 90.38 89.03
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,481
Lowest Base Price 61.00
Highest Base Price 73.50
Weighted Average Price 70.83
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 784
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 2,265
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# -9.40 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 Hog214.78 lb carcass .70 inch back-fat
8.21 square inch loin 2.73 inch loin depth FFLI: 52.74
Price Range $93.83 - $97.50
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
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Canada 5,180 Colorado 100
Georgia 49 Iowa 87,097
Idaho 332 Illinois 18,553
Indiana 13,212 Kansas 860
Kentucky 864 Michigan 6,686
Minnesota 44,909 Missouri 3,046
North Carolina 7,074 North Dakota 170
Nebraska 13,724 New York 339
Ohio 17,869 Oklahoma 1,929
Pennsylvania 4,114 South Dakota 8,379
Tennessee 165 Wisconsin 330
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