USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 07/15 10:45
07/15/2026 | 10:45 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 07/15 10:45
LSDLM_HG216
Des Moines, IA Wed, Jul 15, 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 15,890 15,555 3,131 3,095
Other Market Formula 18,010 17,670 8,565 24,736
Swine/Pork Market Formula 89,889 78,416 82,384 77,282
Other Purchase Arrangement 40,300 37,858 183,201 49,449
Negotiated Formula 990 990 728 1,330
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 23,044 23,044 18,867 26,280
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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 14,485
Lowest Base Price 95.50
Highest Base Price 101.00
Weighted Average Price 100.70 100.72
Change from Previous Day 3.83 2.52
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 570
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 15,055
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 17,932 9,792 12,752 5,180
Lowest Base Price 87.77
Highest Base Price 103.87
Weighted Average Price 92.52
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 91,289 52,159 58,992 28,138
Lowest Base Price 86.68 86.68 86.68 89.07
Highest Base Price 104.36 104.36 104.36 102.42
Weighted Average Price 94.43 94.64 94.69 93.98
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 38,057 20,193 21,473 15,299
Lowest Base Price 85.93 87.22 87.22 85.93
Highest Base Price 104.11 104.11 104.11 102.03
Weighted Average Price 94.38 96.14 96.12 91.88
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 822
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 480
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,302
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 Hog0 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 53.92
Price Range $100.00 - $105.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 3,954 Iowa 56,814
Illinois 15,070 Indiana 5,545
Kansas 686 Kentucky 2,155
Michigan 4,380 Minnesota 40,136
Missouri 3,328 North Carolina 7,341
North Dakota 170 Nebraska 8,207
Ohio 11,798 Oklahoma 1,635
Pennsylvania 4,875 South Carolina 150
South Dakota 4,074 Tennessee 2,880
Wisconsin 335
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