USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 05/13 07:50
05/13/2026 | 7:59 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 05/13 07:50
LM_HG218
Des Moines, IA Wed, May 13, 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 7,175 8,162 6,730
Other Market Formula 23,656 14,452 39,768
Swine/Pork Market Formula 123,896 53,546 119,339
Other Purchase Arrangement 190,136 39,229 57,097
Negotiated Formula 40 320
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 30,801 18,634 34,600
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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 5,611 20,549 120,204 187,124 40 333,528
Base Price 95.22 88.69 89.03 89.70 89.49
Packer Sold
Head Count 30,107
Base Price 89.50
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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 5,611
Lowest Base Price 88.00
Highest Base Price 96.50
Weighted Average Price 95.22 95.47 95.44
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 40
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 5,651
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 23,969 9,660 14,355 9,614
Lowest Base Price 83.92 84.00
Highest Base Price 103.72 96.76
Weighted Average Price 89.41 91.08
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 142,124 81,339 98,027 39,450
Lowest Base Price 79.20 81.28 81.28 79.20
Highest Base Price 99.86 99.10 99.86 98.19
Weighted Average Price 88.95 88.69 88.73 89.26
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 191,891 170,485 172,585 17,683
Lowest Base Price 82.14 82.14 82.14 82.61
Highest Base Price 102.81 101.41 101.41 102.81
Weighted Average Price 89.73 89.83 89.84 88.43
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,145
Lowest Base Price 60.50
Highest Base Price 73.00
Weighted Average Price 69.68 71.14 71.14
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 140
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,285
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# -9.65 .00 205# .00 4.00
155# -25.00 -5.00 185# -1.50 .00 215# -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 Hog215.83 lb carcass .76 inch back-fat
7.94 square inch loin 2.64 inch loin depth FFLI: 51.70
Price Range $92.01 - $100.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
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Canada 5,590 Iowa 216,317
Illinois 15,634 Indiana 17,015
Kansas 1,890 Kentucky 2,258
Michigan 7,866 Minnesota 52,265
Missouri 2,907 North Carolina 6,887
North Dakota 170 Nebraska 13,792
Ohio 16,137 Oklahoma 1,700
Pennsylvania 4,213 South Dakota 7,774
Tennessee 2,970 Wisconsin 319
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