USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 04/02 10:45
04/02/2026 | 10:45 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 04/02 10:45
LSDLM_HG216
Des Moines, IA Thu, Apr 02, 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 4,220 2,970 3,857 2,339
Other Market Formula 14,926 14,518 11,695 17,962
Swine/Pork Market Formula 110,612 96,484 85,486 84,205
Other Purchase Arrangement 54,116 51,024 44,515 49,808
Negotiated Formula 1,375 1,335 335 545
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 30,902 30,902 22,762 27,813
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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 1,760
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,335
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 3,095
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 15,588 9,964 13,544 2,044
Lowest Base Price 81.33 84.73
Highest Base Price 95.23 95.23
Weighted Average Price 87.36 89.67
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 118,418 66,958 78,690 35,224
Lowest Base Price 80.75 80.75 80.75 80.75
Highest Base Price 95.92 95.12 95.12 95.92
Weighted Average Price 88.41 88.37 88.15 88.64
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 51,405 31,936 33,736 16,365
Lowest Base Price 81.43 81.43 81.43 82.06
Highest Base Price 101.48 101.48 101.48 101.31
Weighted Average Price 88.93 89.23 89.25 88.14
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 940
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
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 1,080
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# 175# 205#
155# 185# 215#
165# 195# 225#
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 5,768 Colorado 159
Iowa 74,536 Illinois 14,336
Indiana 8,675 Kansas 690
Kentucky 510 Michigan 6,169
Minnesota 35,510 Missouri 3,002
North Carolina 7,243 North Dakota 159
Nebraska 11,945 Ohio 16,199
Oklahoma 1,900 Pennsylvania 5,668
South Dakota 4,390 Wisconsin 374
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