USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 04/17 11:00
04/17/2026 | 11:00 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 04/17 11:00
LSDLM_HG216
Des Moines, IA Fri, Apr 17, 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 3,584 2,334 2,047 1,965
Other Market Formula 21,222 20,610 16,219 15,264
Swine/Pork Market Formula 116,507 99,914 100,349 82,908
Other Purchase Arrangement 49,888 47,377 44,273 37,718
Negotiated Formula 932 932 210 332
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 28,321 28,321 29,985 19,517
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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 1,063
Lowest Base Price 89.50
Highest Base Price 91.00
Weighted Average Price 90.76
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 470
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,533
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 20,137 10,472 14,712 5,425
Lowest Base Price 84.01 89.05
Highest Base Price 96.17 96.17
Weighted Average Price 90.72 92.62
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 118,293 68,624 77,626 36,164
Lowest Base Price 79.64 79.64 79.64 79.64
Highest Base Price 95.83 95.83 95.83 95.12
Weighted Average Price 88.49 88.53 88.32 88.55
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 45,774 26,156 27,946 16,691
Lowest Base Price 80.30 80.30 80.30 82.06
Highest Base Price 107.29 101.60 101.60 107.29
Weighted Average Price 89.70 90.30 90.38 88.47
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,056
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 742
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,798
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# -4.00 .00 205# .00 4.00
155# -25.00 -5.00 185# -1.50 .00 215# -8.00 4.00
165# -25.00 .00 195# .00 3.00 225# -30.00 2.00
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog5 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 53.28
Price Range $91.00 - $95.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 4,455 Colorado 160
Iowa 74,517 Illinois 19,976
Indiana 12,901 Kansas 858
Kentucky 2,411 Michigan 5,490
Minnesota 32,371 Missouri 2,992
Montana 221 North Carolina 7,124
North Dakota 170 Nebraska 12,641
New York 340 Ohio 14,207
Oklahoma 1,897 Pennsylvania 4,515
South Dakota 2,030 Wisconsin 212
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