USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 04/30 11:00
04/30/2026 | 11:00 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 04/30 11:00
LSDLM_HG216
Des Moines, IA Thu, Apr 30, 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 2,833 1,753 1,383 5,322
Other Market Formula 17,368 17,028 18,609 17,269
Swine/Pork Market Formula 102,032 86,950 82,041 82,661
Other Purchase Arrangement 43,085 40,128 42,654 49,622
Negotiated Formula 215 215 630 512
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 21,142 21,142 23,484 24,636
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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 396
Lowest Base Price 93.00
Highest Base Price 94.00
Weighted Average Price 93.43 93.43
Change from Previous Day .56 .14
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 396
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 14,826 9,106 10,321 4,505
Lowest Base Price 76.82 91.08
Highest Base Price 102.07 102.07
Weighted Average Price 91.30 95.18
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 98,837 53,549 61,096 33,294
Lowest Base Price 82.58 83.44 82.58 82.58
Highest Base Price 99.00 98.14 98.14 99.00
Weighted Average Price 90.94 91.01 90.98 90.76
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 41,344 24,415 25,865 14,341
Lowest Base Price 82.06 84.81 84.81 82.06
Highest Base Price 108.19 98.26 98.26 108.19
Weighted Average Price 91.40 92.48 92.63 89.13
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,117
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
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 1,422
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# -30.00 -25.00 175# -4.00 1.00 205# .00 4.00
155# -30.00 -5.00 185# .00 1.50 215# -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: 52.91
Price Range $96.07 - $97.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 4,378 Colorado 160
Iowa 54,111 Illinois 16,066
Indiana 6,591 Kansas 1,535
Kentucky 695 Michigan 6,235
Minnesota 34,344 Missouri 3,623
North Carolina 6,865 North Dakota 175
Nebraska 6,286 New York 170
Ohio 14,582 Oklahoma 1,732
Pennsylvania 4,076 South Dakota 1,972
Tennessee 3,300 Wisconsin 320
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