USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 05/06 08:45
05/06/2026 | 8:45 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 05/06 08:45
LM_HG218
Des Moines, IA Wed, May 06, 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 8,162 7,096 9,648
Other Market Formula 14,452 23,549 33,785
Swine/Pork Market Formula 53,546 125,962 123,961
Other Purchase Arrangement 39,229 187,763 61,709
Negotiated Formula 320 325
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 18,634 31,468 33,476
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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 6,730 11,797 48,745 37,906 160 105,338
Base Price 95.15 89.27 87.74 88.09 88.49
Packer Sold
Head Count 18,048
Base Price 89.70
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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 8,330
Lowest Base Price 94.50
Highest Base Price 96.00
Weighted Average Price 95.32 95.35 95.33
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 160
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 8,490
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 14,677 8,751 12,531 2,146
Lowest Base Price 80.81 86.80
Highest Base Price 103.72 102.07
Weighted Average Price 90.01 92.38
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 59,239 31,066 36,941 18,663
Lowest Base Price 81.78 81.78 81.78 81.86
Highest Base Price 99.98 99.98 99.98 96.94
Weighted Average Price 87.72 86.88 86.79 89.00
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 40,980 26,760 27,733 11,451
Lowest Base Price 82.51 82.51 82.51 82.99
Highest Base Price 108.79 102.03 102.03 108.79
Weighted Average Price 88.27 87.67 87.81 88.71
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,322
Lowest Base Price 61.00
Highest Base Price 74.70
Weighted Average Price 70.11
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 300
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,622
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# -9.60 1.00 205# .00 4.00
155# -30.00 -9.00 185# -1.50 1.50 215# .00 4.00
165# -25.00 -5.00 195# .00 3.00 225# .00 2.00
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog214.93 lb carcass .72 inch back-fat
7.78 square inch loin 2.59 inch loin depth FFLI: 52.20
Price Range $95.00 - $100.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
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California 30 Canada 5,023
Iowa 54,844 Illinois 7,206
Indiana 11,851 Kansas 350
Kentucky 1,080 Michigan 5,390
Minnesota 20,135 Missouri 1,077
North Dakota 162 Nebraska 7,836
Ohio 10,603 Oklahoma 1,551
Pennsylvania 4,157 South Dakota 2,888
Wisconsin 160
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