USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 04/06 10:45
04/06/2026 | 10:45 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 04/06 10:45
LSDLM_HG216
Des Moines, IA Mon, Apr 06, 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 2,925 1,675 2,729 2,059
Other Market Formula 13,051 13,051 27,925 22,500
Swine/Pork Market Formula 84,158 68,463 96,193 101,050
Other Purchase Arrangement 53,567 48,292 58,364 114,701
Negotiated Formula
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 25,687 25,687 24,493 33,455
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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 50
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
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 50
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 14,146 8,785 13,816 330
Lowest Base Price 79.92 83.35
Highest Base Price 92.10 92.10
Weighted Average Price 87.75 87.03
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 81,030 48,675 59,827 19,501
Lowest Base Price 80.42 81.45 80.42 81.69
Highest Base Price 94.32 94.32 94.32 93.01
Weighted Average Price 88.58 88.03 87.96 90.24
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 50,610 34,335 35,600 13,874
Lowest Base Price 80.78 82.10 82.10 80.78
Highest Base Price 101.41 101.41 101.41 92.55
Weighted Average Price 87.01 87.31 87.42 85.51
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,505
Lowest Base Price 58.75
Highest Base Price 74.00
Weighted Average Price 69.43 71.64
Change from Previous Day 1.34 -.24
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 1,645
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 2,993 Iowa 74,110
Illinois 12,749 Indiana 9,702
Kansas 170 Kentucky 1,607
Michigan 2,931 Minnesota 18,722
Missouri 2,717 Montana 674
North Carolina 7,200 Nebraska 11,479
Ohio 7,935 Pennsylvania 498
South Dakota 3,361 Wisconsin 320
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