USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 04/22 10:45
04/22/2026 | 10:45 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 04/22 10:45
LSDLM_HG216
Des Moines, IA Wed, Apr 22, 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 3,641 2,391 4,291 5,085
Other Market Formula 19,740 19,400 17,401 15,659
Swine/Pork Market Formula 97,735 82,571 84,430 83,351
Other Purchase Arrangement 45,030 42,714 45,748 210,744
Negotiated Formula 132 132 648 345
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 18,211 18,211 20,403 26,309
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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 1,085
Lowest Base Price 88.00
Highest Base Price 94.00
Weighted Average Price 89.83
Change from Previous Day -1.90
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 82
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,167
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 14,839 9,679 11,904 2,935
Lowest Base Price 79.31 92.25
Highest Base Price 100.44 100.44
Weighted Average Price 91.17 96.07
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 93,836 53,365 60,720 28,670
Lowest Base Price 81.81 84.25 81.81 86.26
Highest Base Price 97.53 97.53 97.53 95.73
Weighted Average Price 91.15 91.14 91.15 91.14
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 42,713 24,955 26,235 15,356
Lowest Base Price 82.06 84.90 84.90 82.06
Highest Base Price 101.69 101.37 101.37 101.69
Weighted Average Price 92.07 93.04 93.14 90.20
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,248
Lowest Base Price 64.25
Highest Base Price 73.35
Weighted Average Price 70.64
Change from Previous Day -1.27
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 1,388
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 -14.62 175# -4.00 .00 205# .00 4.00
155# -25.00 -5.00 185# .00 .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 Hog3 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 53.64
Price Range $95.08 - $98.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 4,285 Iowa 58,494
Illinois 16,811 Indiana 6,402
Kansas 1,570 Kentucky 1,208
Michigan 6,150 Minnesota 31,922
Missouri 2,912 North Carolina 7,098
North Dakota 170 Nebraska 7,380
Ohio 11,501 Oklahoma 1,426
Pennsylvania 4,690 South Carolina 150
South Dakota 2,255 Tennessee 495
Wisconsin 500
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