USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 04/24 11:40
04/24/2026 | 11:40 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 04/24 11:40
LSDLM_HG216
Des Moines, IA Fri, Apr 24, 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 3,308 2,808 2,334 2,730
Other Market Formula 23,259 22,911 20,610 24,099
Swine/Pork Market Formula 100,862 85,759 99,914 89,085
Other Purchase Arrangement 52,129 49,648 47,377 46,243
Negotiated Formula 1,298 1,298 932 594
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 18,520 18,520 28,321 23,381
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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 1,114
Lowest Base Price 88.00
Highest Base Price 92.00
Weighted Average Price 90.60 90.63 90.63
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 1,584
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 22,845 7,619 11,074 11,771
Lowest Base Price 77.41 82.30
Highest Base Price 102.00 102.00
Weighted Average Price 88.91 86.72
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 96,473 55,741 62,689 29,686
Lowest Base Price 80.51 80.51 80.51 82.97
Highest Base Price 97.17 97.17 97.17 95.27
Weighted Average Price 90.69 90.73 90.72 90.53
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 47,213 27,089 28,544 17,379
Lowest Base Price 82.06 82.96 82.96 82.06
Highest Base Price 107.66 102.05 102.05 107.66
Weighted Average Price 90.82 91.42 91.53 89.55
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,529
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 918
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 2,447
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# -9.10 .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 Hog2 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 53.23
Price Range $92.82 - $96.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 4,562 Colorado 140
Iowa 62,585 Illinois 17,165
Indiana 14,503 Kansas 820
Kentucky 1,378 Michigan 6,335
Minnesota 29,980 Missouri 2,490
Montana 220 North Carolina 6,838
North Dakota 170 Nebraska 9,858
New York 170 Ohio 11,828
Oklahoma 1,718 Pennsylvania 4,694
South Dakota 2,190 Tennessee 2,970
Wisconsin 170 Wyoming 160
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