USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 07/15 08:05
07/15/2026 | 8:05 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Hog Prior Day Report 07/15 08:05
LM_HG218
Des Moines, IA Wed, Jul 15, 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 12,545 9,734 12,308
Other Market Formula 24,192 17,067 22,179
Swine/Pork Market Formula 123,731 123,649 111,935
Other Purchase Arrangement 57,456 202,612 229,307
Negotiated Formula 2,205 808 1,000
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 31,932 30,604 31,098
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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 11,520 21,583 118,139 53,635 570 205,447
Base Price 99.92 91.41 93.14 92.80 93.27
Packer Sold
Head Count 31,108
Base Price 93.12
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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 11,520
Lowest Base Price 93.00
Highest Base Price 101.00
Weighted Average Price 99.92 100.31 100.28
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 570
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 12,090
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 25,493 13,845 18,015 7,478
Lowest Base Price 80.00 80.00
Highest Base Price 105.65 98.90
Weighted Average Price 91.95 93.24
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 141,882 82,866 98,595 38,735
Lowest Base Price 84.20 84.80 84.20 84.20
Highest Base Price 104.36 104.36 104.36 101.88
Weighted Average Price 93.02 93.01 92.88 93.31
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 57,090 34,451 36,381 18,312
Lowest Base Price 85.93 86.14 86.14 85.93
Highest Base Price 104.11 104.11 104.11 102.03
Weighted Average Price 92.97 93.37 93.45 91.80
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 882
Lowest Base Price 64.00
Highest Base Price 76.85
Weighted Average Price 69.31 65.80
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,775
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 2,657
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# -9.90 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 Hog219.10 lb carcass .62 inch back-fat
8.33 square inch loin 2.77 inch loin depth FFLI: 53.92
Price Range $100.00 - $105.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
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California 25 Canada 5,866
Iowa 90,354 Idaho 172
Illinois 18,962 Indiana 14,287
Kansas 1,036 Kentucky 2,483
Michigan 7,796 Minnesota 53,493
Missouri 3,973 North Carolina 7,341
North Dakota 170 Nebraska 13,860
Ohio 14,747 Oklahoma 1,732
Pennsylvania 4,317 South Carolina 150
South Dakota 7,156 Tennessee 2,880
Wisconsin 1,261
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