Hogs
US inventory, production and prices received by farmers
74.3M head
inventory, Sep 1, 2026
74.3M head
inventory, Sep 1, 2026
The US had 74.3 million head of hogs on Sep 1, 2026, down 1.5% from a year earlier. Iowa has the most, 33.1% of the US total. Farmers received $70.50 per hundredweight in Aug 2026.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · data 2000 to 2025
Inventory
74.3M head
-1.5% vs a year earlier · Sep 1, 2026
Production
42.3B lb
+1.9% vs 2024 · 2025
Value of production
$30.4B
+15.6% vs 2024 · 2025
Price received
$70.50/cwt
-11.7% vs a year earlier · Aug 2026
Over the years
United States, 2000 to 2025
Inventory
Head on US farms on Mar 1, Jun 1, Sep 1, Dec 1 of each year
Production
pounds (live weight), by year
Value of production
US dollars, by year
Prices received by farmers
Average price farmers received each month, dollars per hundredweight
Monthly price received
Jan 2000 to Aug 2026
Aug 2026
$70.50/cwt
-11.7% vs a year earlier
2025/26 marketing year
$69.90/cwt
+10.4% vs the year before
The average price of all sales by farmers, not a futures or cash market price.
By state
Inventory of hogs in each state, Dec 1, 2023, head
Inventory by state
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States with the most hogs
And the share of the US total
| State | Inventory (head) | Share of US | Change vs year before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 25,000,000 | 33.1% | +3.7% |
| Minnesota | 9,300,000 | 12.3% | +3.3% |
| North Carolina | 7,900,000 | 10.5% | -4.8% |
| Illinois | 5,500,000 | 7.3% | 0.0% |
| Indiana | 4,500,000 | 6.0% | +1.1% |
| Nebraska | 3,800,000 | 5.0% | +5.6% |
| Missouri | 3,100,000 | 4.1% | -7.5% |
| Ohio | 2,600,000 | 3.5% | -5.5% |
| South Dakota | 2,300,000 | 3.0% | +9.0% |
| Oklahoma | 2,120,000 | 2.8% | -2.8% |
| Kansas | 1,970,000 | 2.6% | +3.1% |
| Pennsylvania | 1,460,000 | 1.9% | +7.3% |
| Michigan | 1,280,000 | 1.7% | +1.6% |
| Texas | 1,140,000 | 1.5% | -7.3% |
| Colorado | 600,000 | 0.8% | +13.2% |
The 15 states with the most. Download the CSV for all 46.
Futures and positioning
Futures related to hogs on the Commodities page
Lean hog futures HE=F
Questions and answers
How many hogs are in the US?
74.3 million head of hogs were on US farms on Sep 1, 2026, down 1.5% from a year earlier.
Which state has the most hogs?
Iowa, with 25.0 million head in Dec 1, 2023 (33.1% of the US), followed by Minnesota and North Carolina.
What price do farmers get for hogs?
$70.50 per hundredweight on average in Aug 2026, down 11.7% from a year earlier. For the 2025/26 marketing year the average was $69.90 per hundredweight.
Official government statistics since 2000, updated weekly. Inventories are counted on fixed days (cattle on January 1 and July 1, hogs every quarter). Empty values were not published; they are not zero.