| USDA Slaughter, Loads, and Cuts |  | |||||
| Live Hogs | Friday, May 01, 2026 |
| Lean Hog Markets 51-52% |
| Market | Date | 51-52 Carc | Chg | Live Equiv | Chg |
| National Trade | 05.01 | 92.54 | -0.10 | 70.78 | 1.96 |
| Iowa/Minnesota | 05.01 | 93.83 | 1.18 | na | na |
| Westrn CornBelt | 05.01 | 93.35 | 0.61 | na | na |
| USDA Slaughter, Loads, and Cuts | | |||||
| Date | Slgtr 000 | Total Loads | Cut Out | Hams | Pork Butt | Pork Loins | 42% Trim | PB | |
| fri 04.24 | 485 | 339.71 | 99.61 | 86.70 | 126 | 93.76 | 68 | 136.58 | |
| mon 04.27 | 489 | 273.25 | 99.23 | 86.75 | 128 | 90.11 | 70 | 138.53 | |
| tue 04.28 | 488 | 340.00 | 98.26 | 81.72 | 130 | 89.20 | 71 | 141.03 | |
| wed 04.29 | 489 | 322.23 | 97.19 | 80.97 | 132 | 88.67 | 72 | 134.33 | |
| thu 04.30 | 479 | 296.01 | 96.76 | 80.97 | 129 | 88.15 | 74 | 135.17 | |
| fri 05.01 | 461 | 314.04 | 97.59 | 82.42 | 131 | 91.95 | 72 | 131.11 | |
| slaughter | Date | 000's |
| this week | 5.01 | 2,401 |
| last week | 4.24 | 2,438 |
| ytd (2026) | 5.01 | 43,361 |
| ytd (2025) | 5.01 | 43,686 |
| saturday | 5.02 | 45 |
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| USDA LEAN HOG INDEX vs MAY LEAN HOGS |
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| HOGS & PIGS REPORT Tuesday 12.23.2025 2:00 PM CST |
| % EST | USDA | |
| ALL HOGS & PIGS Dec 1 | 99.1 | 101 |
| KEPT FOR BREEDING | 98.8 | 99 |
| KEPT FOR MARKETING | 99.7 | 101 |
| PIG CROP Sep-Nov | 98.7 | 100 |
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