USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 01/29 15:00
01/29/2026 | 3:00 pm CST USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 01/29 15:00
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Thu, Jan 29, 2026
DAILY DIRECT AFTERNOON 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 2,052 2,052 1,539 3,386
Other Market Formula 22,638 22,638 27,334 32,701
Swine/Pork Market Formula 149,530 149,530 137,306 125,084
Other Purchase Arrangement 64,196 64,196 73,486 60,212
Negotiated Formula 100 100 1,050 485
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 36,880 36,880 32,991 31,269
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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 1,345
Lowest Base Price 79.00
Highest Base Price 85.00
Weighted Average Price 84.38
Change from Previous Day -1.90
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 100
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,445
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 22,260 13,163 18,085 4,175
Lowest Base Price 74.25 77.63
Highest Base Price 109.85 90.30
Weighted Average Price 84.73 84.08
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 175,096 96,667 118,139 51,275
Lowest Base Price 78.43 78.43 78.43 79.43
Highest Base Price 90.07 90.07 90.07 89.47
Weighted Average Price 84.26 84.23 84.12 84.47
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 63,377 36,610 40,055 20,745
Lowest Base Price 76.64 76.64 76.64 78.01
Highest Base Price 99.57 94.91 94.91 99.57
Weighted Average Price 85.74 85.61 85.93 85.16
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 376
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 376
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
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DAILY DIRECT AFTERNOON HOG REPORT (PDF) (LSDLM_HG217) 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# -26.00 -13.00 175# -4.00 -1.35 205# .00 3.00
155# -26.00 -10.00 185# -1.50 .00 215# .00 4.00
165# -26.00 -3.37 195# .00 1.50 225# -1.33 3.50
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog9 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 51.35
Price Range $85.00 - $86.00
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 7,060 Iowa 100,924
Idaho 151 Illinois 19,958
Indiana 17,888 Kansas 1,227
Kentucky 2,600 Maryland 160
Michigan 8,940 Minnesota 47,792
Missouri 4,030 Montana 221
North Carolina 7,435 North Dakota 180
Nebraska 18,490 New York 170
Ohio 20,906 Oklahoma 1,873
Pennsylvania 4,805 South Dakota 9,116
Tennessee 990 Wisconsin 480
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