USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 04/07 10:45
04/07/2026 | 10:45 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 04/07 10:45
LSDLM_HG216
Des Moines, IA Tue, Apr 07, 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 3,945 3,445 5,362 3,490
Other Market Formula 19,945 19,342 18,719 17,864
Swine/Pork Market Formula 102,920 90,797 89,717 83,137
Other Purchase Arrangement 50,127 47,717 47,691 158,067
Negotiated Formula 425 425 100
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 21,448 21,448 24,154 29,938
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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 1,370
Lowest Base Price 88.00
Highest Base Price 92.00
Weighted Average Price 90.83 91.38 91.38
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 260
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,630
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 19,797 11,441 16,113 3,684
Lowest Base Price 81.10 83.46
Highest Base Price 109.00 109.00
Weighted Average Price 88.93 97.30
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 100,283 65,605 76,263 19,584
Lowest Base Price 80.42 82.87 80.42 80.42
Highest Base Price 94.51 94.51 94.51 93.10
Weighted Average Price 89.23 88.91 88.91 90.10
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 47,726 27,046 28,516 17,960
Lowest Base Price 78.99 83.52 83.52 78.99
Highest Base Price 102.26 101.01 101.01 102.26
Weighted Average Price 90.27 90.48 90.51 89.80
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,878
Lowest Base Price 62.25
Highest Base Price 73.00
Weighted Average Price 67.52 67.83
Change from Previous Day -1.91 -3.81
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 305
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 2,183
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# -9.20 -1.35 205# .00 4.00
155# -25.00 -10.00 185# -1.50 .00 215# .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 Hog6 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 51.68
Price Range $91.00 - $98.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 4,878 Iowa 66,328
Illinois 18,980 Indiana 4,079
Kansas 1,887 Kentucky 1,423
Maryland 160 Michigan 4,612
Minnesota 40,179 Missouri 2,391
North Carolina 160 North Dakota 130
Nebraska 11,703 Ohio 15,891
Oklahoma 1,905 Pennsylvania 4,355
South Dakota 3,531 Wisconsin 582
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