USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 05/08 10:50
05/08/2026 | 10:50 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 05/08 10:50
LSDLM_HG216
Des Moines, IA Fri, May 08, 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 3,005 1,755 2,407 3,642
Other Market Formula 21,583 21,191 16,238 22,293
Swine/Pork Market Formula 99,010 83,802 89,592 88,519
Other Purchase Arrangement 41,960 38,980 48,394 43,431
Negotiated Formula 495 495 530 269
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 17,711 17,711 19,497 28,397
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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 236
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
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 236
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 20,980 12,952 15,732 5,248
Lowest Base Price 84.03 86.13
Highest Base Price 102.78 102.78
Weighted Average Price 89.33 95.11
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 94,432 52,216 57,862 32,595
Lowest Base Price 78.19 79.71 78.19 80.57
Highest Base Price 99.25 99.25 99.25 98.79
Weighted Average Price 89.54 89.58 89.60 89.17
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 36,915 19,110 20,561 15,388
Lowest Base Price 81.22 81.39 81.39 81.22
Highest Base Price 108.79 102.19 102.19 108.79
Weighted Average Price 89.93 91.31 91.27 88.03
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,397
Lowest Base Price 62.00
Highest Base Price 75.00
Weighted Average Price 69.60 72.43
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 725
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 2,122
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# 175# 205#
155# 185# 215#
165# 195# 225#
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 4,039 Colorado 83
Iowa 54,307 Illinois 16,559
Indiana 6,402 Kansas 846
Kentucky 2,532 Michigan 6,141
Minnesota 31,755 Missouri 2,216
Montana 226 North Carolina 6,917
North Dakota 170 Nebraska 7,693
Ohio 13,983 Oklahoma 1,275
Pennsylvania 4,711 South Dakota 2,094
Tennessee 1,650 Wisconsin 335
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