USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 08/31 10:50
08/31/2026 | 10:50 am CDT USDA National Daily Direct Morning Hog Report 08/31 10:50
LSDLM_HG216
Des Moines, IA Mon, Aug 31, 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 3,853 2,603 896
Other Market Formula 12,661 12,321 11,104
Swine/Pork Market Formula 94,422 80,145 94,214
Other Purchase Arrangement 56,851 54,927 60,582
Negotiated Formula 793 793 1,148
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 22,318 22,318 17,932
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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 1,147
Lowest Base Price 86.00
Highest Base Price 89.00
Weighted Average Price 88.65
Change from Previous Day -1.00
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 1,147
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 13,521 6,928 11,513 2,008
Lowest Base Price 74.90 76.53
Highest Base Price 93.06 87.42
Weighted Average Price 80.45 81.12
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 89,228 59,526 67,674 17,470
Lowest Base Price 78.30 82.82 78.30 83.95
Highest Base Price 96.50 94.78 94.78 96.50
Weighted Average Price 89.38 89.00 89.09 89.75
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 56,044 36,838 38,457 16,781
Lowest Base Price 75.05 75.05 75.05 81.42
Highest Base Price 109.61 96.14 96.14 109.61
Weighted Average Price 88.19 88.28 88.25 87.83
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 765
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 793
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,558
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 Hog7 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 52.78
Price Range $89.00 - $90.47
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 3,947 Colorado 79
Iowa 64,516 Illinois 14,728
Indiana 8,386 Kansas 1,165
Kentucky 1,590 Maryland 170
Michigan 2,721 Minnesota 42,150
Missouri 3,463 Montana 660
North Carolina 6,506 Nebraska 9,514
Ohio 5,568 Oklahoma 1,064
Pennsylvania 3,133 South Dakota 3,436
Wisconsin 311
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