USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 08/28 10:50
08/28/2026 | 10:50 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 08/28 10:50
LSDLM_HG216
Des Moines, IA Fri, Aug 28, 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 5,066 3,671 4,984 855
Other Market Formula 10,052 9,712 18,669 47,103
Swine/Pork Market Formula 94,753 79,211 78,114 90,377
Other Purchase Arrangement 34,287 32,683 35,968 40,077
Negotiated Formula 570 570 415 480
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 14,932 14,932 14,947 31,159
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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 2,112
Lowest Base Price 85.50
Highest Base Price 94.00
Weighted Average Price 89.65
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 160
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 2,272
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 7,475 1,172 4,342 3,133
Lowest Base Price 74.40 74.40
Highest Base Price 99.12 99.12
Weighted Average Price 83.73 84.23
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 88,839 53,866 60,975 23,689
Lowest Base Price 77.61 82.52 82.52 77.61
Highest Base Price 95.14 95.13 95.13 95.14
Weighted Average Price 88.91 88.71 88.81 88.45
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 30,274 13,324 14,447 14,364
Lowest Base Price 79.48 84.42 82.37 79.48
Highest Base Price 109.61 96.42 96.42 109.61
Weighted Average Price 89.61 90.46 89.99 89.06
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 1,421
Lowest Base Price 59.25
Highest Base Price 71.25
Weighted Average Price 66.47
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 470
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,891
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 -13.00 175# -4.00 .00 205# .00 4.00
155# -25.00 -5.00 185# -1.50 .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 Hog0 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 53.07
Price Range $85.50 - $98.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 5,013 Colorado 160
Iowa 41,678 Illinois 16,393
Indiana 3,958 Kansas 668
Kentucky 2,079 Michigan 4,740
Minnesota 30,457 Missouri 3,009
Montana 223 North Carolina 6,480
North Dakota 335 Nebraska 8,587
Ohio 8,217 Oklahoma 1,030
Pennsylvania 3,749 South Dakota 2,334
Tennessee 1,025 Wisconsin 644
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