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USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 05/06 11:00

USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 05/06 11:00

LSDLM_HG216
Des Moines, IA                             Wed, May 06, 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                                  6,030     5,695     5,183     3,211
 Other Market Formula                       16,131    15,723    18,991    29,685
 Swine/Pork Market Formula                 113,066    98,532   100,379    81,634
 Other Purchase Arrangement                 48,014    45,659    55,919    50,677
 Negotiated Formula                            220       220     1,065       330
Pack. Sold (all purchase types)             26,364    26,364    29,464    24,168
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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                          4,075                                    
   Lowest Base Price                   90.00                                    
   Highest Base Price                  95.00                                    
   Weighted Average Price              94.79       95.00       95.00            
   Change from Previous Day             -.82                    -.61            
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
   Head Count                            170                                    
   Lowest Base Price                                                            
   Highest Base Price                                                           
   Weighted Average Price                                                       
   Change from Previous Day                                                     
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
   Head Count                          4,245                                    
   Lowest Base Price                                                            
   Highest Base Price                                                           
   Weighted Average Price                                                       
   Change from Previous Day                                                     
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
   Head Count                         16,484       9,902      14,702       1,782
   Lowest Base Price                   80.81                               86.80
   Highest Base Price                 103.36                              101.58
   Weighted Average Price              90.83                               94.22
   Change from Previous Day                                                     
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
   Head Count                        112,038      64,732      75,175      32,622
   Lowest Base Price                   79.27       79.27       79.27       82.37
   Highest Base Price                  99.98       99.98       99.98       98.65
   Weighted Average Price              90.47       90.23       90.35       90.53
   Change from Previous Day                                                     
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
   Head Count                         48,171      25,123      27,276      19,610
   Lowest Base Price                   81.60       82.97       82.97       81.60
   Highest Base Price                 108.79      102.03      102.03      108.79
   Weighted Average Price              90.37       91.69       91.64       88.49
   Change from Previous Day                                                     
Negotiated (live basis)
   Head Count                          1,307                                    
   Lowest Base Price                   61.00                                    
   Highest Base Price                  75.45                                    
   Weighted Average Price              70.24       68.79       68.79            
   Change from Previous Day                                                     
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                          1,447                                    
   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#  -30.00 -13.00         175#   -4.00   1.00         205#     .00   4.00
    155#  -30.00  -5.00         185#   -1.50   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: 52.20       
 
Price Range $92.71  - $99.00  
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
 
Canada                4,288          Iowa                 60,185
Illinois             18,018          Indiana               8,241
Kansas                  516          Kentucky                692
Michigan              4,485          Minnesota            44,640
Missouri              2,643          North Carolina        7,195
North Dakota            332          Nebraska             11,254
Ohio                 17,250          Oklahoma              1,525
Pennsylvania          4,365          South Carolina          150
South Dakota          6,046          Wisconsin               368

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