USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 04/16 10:55
04/16/2026 | 10:55 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 04/16 10:55
LSDLM_HG216
Des Moines, IA Thu, Apr 16, 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 3,177 1,927 1,884 1,000
Other Market Formula 18,782 18,442 13,020 28,524
Swine/Pork Market Formula 95,046 78,429 92,484 82,531
Other Purchase Arrangement 44,679 42,186 47,754 50,415
Negotiated Formula 1,025 625 425 265
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 19,118 19,118 30,218 28,144
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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 349
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 625
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 974
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 15,614 10,914 12,789 2,825
Lowest Base Price 79.43 86.03
Highest Base Price 95.82 91.75
Weighted Average Price 87.61 89.50
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 88,541 51,305 57,927 26,417
Lowest Base Price 81.07 81.07 81.07 81.86
Highest Base Price 97.63 96.38 96.38 97.63
Weighted Average Price 89.76 89.75 89.77 89.52
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 41,810 24,585 26,995 13,530
Lowest Base Price 82.06 85.33 85.33 82.06
Highest Base Price 107.29 101.33 101.33 107.29
Weighted Average Price 90.30 90.94 90.95 88.96
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,241
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 1,381
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 4,837 Colorado 159
Iowa 56,961 Illinois 17,198
Indiana 5,094 Kansas 1,021
Kentucky 1,151 Michigan 5,610
Minnesota 31,577 Missouri 3,499
North Carolina 6,820 Nebraska 7,048
Ohio 10,622 Oklahoma 1,806
Pennsylvania 4,624 South Dakota 2,700
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