USDA Nat’l Weekly Direct Hog 05/04 09:55
05/04/2026 | 9:55 am CDT USDA Nat’l Weekly Direct Hog 05/04 09:55
LM_HG214
Des Moines, IA Mon, May 04, 2026
WEEKLY NATIONAL DIRECT SWINE REPORT
WEEKLY VOLUME and PERCENTAGES OF BARROWS & GILTS BY PURCHASE TYPE
FROM PRIOR DAY SLAUGHTERED SWINE REPORTS (Live and Carcass Basis)
YTD
PRODUCER SOLD: Head Count Percent Percent
NEGOTIATED 24,422 1.08% .91%
OTHER MARKET FORMULA (FUTURES/OPTIONS) 132,281 5.83% 6.31%
SWINE OR PORK MARKET FORMULA 620,503 27.33% 27.85%
OTHER PURCHASE ARRANGEMENT 405,180 17.85% 17.46%
NEGOTIATED FORMULA 3,458 .15% .13%
PACKER SOLD (ALL PURCHASE TYPES) 165,756 7.3% 7.1%
PACKER OWNED 918,791 40.47% 40.25%
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WEEKLY VOLUME & WEIGHTED AVERAGE PRICES OF BARROWS & GILTS
FROM PRIOR DAY PURCHASED SWINE REPORTS (Includes Packer Sold)
NATIONAL IOWA WESTERN EASTERN
MINNESOTA CORNBELT CORNBELT
Negotiated (Carcass)
Head Count 9,914 6,712 8,478 928
Wtd Avg 92.69 93.65 93.11
Other Market Formula (Futures/Options) (Carcass)
Head Count 110,647 59,875 87,698 22,949
Wtd Avg 91.77 94.86
Swine/Pork Market Formula (Carcass)
Head Count 737,705 433,474 516,717 199,713
Wtd Avg 89.76 89.57 89.53 90.16
Other Purchase Arrangement (Carcass)
Head Count 463,113 347,962 359,566 93,489
Wtd Avg 89.44 89.33 89.47 89.05
Negotiated (Live)
Head Count 7,816 2,005 2,213 5,343
Wtd Avg 70.21 69.08 68.63 71.32
Negotiated Formula (Carcass)
Head Count 1,845 665 665 165
Wtd Avg
Negotiated Combined (Carcass)
Head Count 11,759 7,377 9,143 1,093
Wtd Avg
Negotiated Formula (Live)
Head Count 2,284 840 840 1,444
Wtd Avg
Negotiated Combined (Live)
Head Count 10,100 2,845 3,053 6,787
Wtd Avg
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WEEKLY VOLUME & WEIGHTED AVERAGE PRICES OF NEGOTIATED SOWS
FROM PRIOR DAY PURCHASED SWINE REPORTS
NATIONAL IOWA WESTERN EASTERN
MINNESOTA CORNBELT CORNBELT
Weight Head Avg Head Avg Head Avg Head Avg
Range Count Wgt Price Count Wgt Price Count Wgt Price Count Wgt Price
300-399 4,783 372 47.76 2,182 372 47.43 3,540 372 46.57 739 372 53.39
400-449 6,389 425 49.26 3,305 424 49.39 4,566 424 48.32 1,155 426 53.22
450-499 6,026 476 57.09 2,512 475 57.35 3,450 476 55.88 1,758 476 59.03
500-549 8,424 524 58.98 4,025 524 58.17 4,647 524 57.82 2,289 524 60.26
550/up 5,434 587 61.24 1,669 591 60.54 2,133 589 59.48 1,923 583 62.86
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STATE OF ORIGIN
B & G SOW BOAR B & G SOW BOAR
Arkansas 493 Arizona 95
Canada 28,092 5,292 162 Colorado 260 237
Georgia 84 143 Iowa 612,814 10,040 1,639
Idaho 332 Illinois 94,232 5,106 8
Indiana 76,025 809 4 Kansas 7,363 357
Kentucky 8,265 676 Maryland 160
Michigan 35,273 1,175 Minnesota 242,671 6,052 300
Missouri 17,129 2,478 113 Mississippi 430
Montana 895 156 N Carolina 34,634 2,087
N Dakota 515 93 3 Nebraska 75,666 4,079 515
New York 679 Ohio 75,016 1,185 3
Oklahoma 7,882 1,473 7 Pennsylvania 22,736 1,514 14
S Dakota 41,734 447 155 Tennessee 9,810
Texas 9 287 Wisconsin 2,273 386 42
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