USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 04/01 10:45
04/01/2026 | 10:45 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 04/01 10:45
LSDLM_HG216
Des Moines, IA Wed, Apr 01, 2026
DAILY DIRECT MORNING HOG REPORT
Current Volume by Purchase Type
Barrows and Gilts Live and Carcass Basis
Estimated Actual Actual Actual
Today Today Week Ago Year Ago
Producer Sold
Negotiated 5,193 3,963 2,961 1,789
Other Market Formula 17,463 17,123 16,646 16,156
Swine/Pork Market Formula 115,715 103,973 87,212 81,835
Other Purchase Arrangement 50,192 47,147 43,944 57,744
Negotiated Formula 50 50 1,420
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 30,667 30,667 24,005 22,817
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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 1,449
Lowest Base Price 89.50
Highest Base Price 91.00
Weighted Average Price 90.19
Change from Previous Day -.18
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,449
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 16,523 12,399 15,294 1,229
Lowest Base Price 79.64 84.02
Highest Base Price 92.17 91.73
Weighted Average Price 86.94 88.30
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 123,472 70,758 82,214 36,356
Lowest Base Price 78.68 79.59 78.68 82.07
Highest Base Price 95.60 95.60 95.60 95.12
Weighted Average Price 88.56 88.21 88.15 89.09
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 48,077 28,868 30,028 16,931
Lowest Base Price 81.95 82.68 82.68 81.95
Highest Base Price 106.08 101.76 101.76 106.08
Weighted Average Price 89.62 89.96 89.95 88.98
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 2,073
Lowest Base Price 63.25
Highest Base Price 74.00
Weighted Average Price 70.05 70.37
Change from Previous Day -.40 -2.19
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 140
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 2,213
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
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DAILY DIRECT MORNING HOG REPORT (PDF) (LSDLM_HG216) DAILY
DIRECT NEGOTIATED HOG PURCHASE MATRIX
REPRESENTING INDIVIDUAL PACKER CARCASS MERIT BUYING PROGRAMS
based on both Fat and Muscle Measurements for a 200 lb Carcass Basis
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CARCASS WEIGHT DIFFERENTIALS
145# -25.00 -13.00 175# -3.25 .00 205# .00 .00
155# -11.82 -5.00 185# -1.50 .00 215# -8.00 .00
165# -5.00 .00 195# .00 .00 225# -30.00 .00
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog9 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 52.77
Price Range $91.00 - $97.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 4,602 Iowa 76,646
Illinois 18,096 Indiana 12,295
Kansas 988 Kentucky 883
Michigan 6,490 Minnesota 37,121
Missouri 2,360 North Carolina 7,260
North Dakota 170 Nebraska 11,339
Ohio 12,787 Oklahoma 1,882
Pennsylvania 5,185 South Carolina 150
South Dakota 4,108 Tennessee 140
Texas 91 Wisconsin 330
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