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Minnesota Lean Hog Prices

Hog market context near Austin, MN, with illustrative values and a direct path to GrainBrief source health.

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Lean Hogs (National Avg)
Barrows & Gilts · National Weighted Avg
$91.25 / cwt
Illustrative value · not a current quote
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Pork Loin (Retail)
Boneless Center Cut · USDA National Retail
$4.28 / lb
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Hog Finishing Margin
270 lb × 0.74 dress − corn − meal
+$38 / head
Derived — USDA AMS + NASS
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Minnesota Pork Market Context

Minnesota is the #2 hog state. The Austin-Albert Lea-Worthington corridor has been pork country since the 1890s. Hormel's Austin plant processes 20,000 hogs daily. The southwest Minnesota Corn Belt feeds the densest hog concentration in the state.

Major Pork Processors Near Austin

Hormel Foods Austin (SPAM HQ); JBS USA Worthington; Farmland Foods; Quality Pork Processors

How Minnesota Hog Prices Work

Hog values vary by contract terms, lean percentage, sort loss, freight, packer demand, and regional capacity. Use the sample values here for orientation only, then verify the current local market and GrainBrief source status.

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Page reviewed: 2026-09-02 Topic: minnesota hog prices Sources: USDA AMS, corn and soybean meal feed cost context, and GrainBrief hog finishing margin models

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