USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 05/01 11:00
05/01/2026 | 11:00 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 05/01 11:00
LSDLM_HG216
Des Moines, IA Fri, May 01, 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 2,907 2,407 2,808 2,452
Other Market Formula 16,634 16,238 22,911 19,107
Swine/Pork Market Formula 105,330 89,592 85,759 91,093
Other Purchase Arrangement 51,182 48,394 49,648 44,316
Negotiated Formula 530 530 1,298 175
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 19,497 19,497 18,520 19,549
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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 850
Lowest Base Price 90.00
Highest Base Price 94.00
Weighted Average Price 92.51
Change from Previous Day -.92
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 850
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 14,926 9,236 12,386 2,540
Lowest Base Price 77.23 88.45
Highest Base Price 105.53 105.53
Weighted Average Price 91.54 96.33
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 102,091 60,315 69,189 28,305
Lowest Base Price 81.64 81.64 81.64 81.69
Highest Base Price 97.24 97.24 97.24 95.64
Weighted Average Price 89.78 89.81 89.63 89.79
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 46,632 27,459 29,069 16,588
Lowest Base Price 82.06 82.35 82.35 82.06
Highest Base Price 108.19 102.31 102.31 108.19
Weighted Average Price 90.02 90.28 90.48 89.11
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,278
Lowest Base Price 61.00
Highest Base Price 73.50
Weighted Average Price 70.45
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 620
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,898
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# -9.40 .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 Hog8 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 52.74
Price Range $93.84 - $97.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 4,419 Colorado 100
Iowa 63,693 Illinois 15,859
Indiana 6,866 Kansas 1,195
Kentucky 598 Michigan 5,154
Minnesota 34,471 Missouri 2,334
North Carolina 7,071 North Dakota 170
Nebraska 10,510 New York 340
Ohio 14,609 Oklahoma 1,896
Pennsylvania 4,461 South Dakota 2,577
Wisconsin 335
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