Nebraska Lean Hog Prices

Hog market context near Fremont, NE, 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
Pork Loin (Retail)
Boneless Center Cut · USDA National Retail
$4.28 / lb
Illustrative value · not a current quote
Hog Finishing Margin
270 lb × 0.74 dress − corn − meal
+$38 / head
Derived — USDA AMS + NASS

Nebraska Pork Market Context

Nebraska's hog market benefits from cheap corn and a strong ethanol industry that produces DDGs for hog rations. The eastern Corn Belt strip — Douglas, Saunders, Dodge, and Cuming counties — carries the densest hog concentration. Hormel Fremont is the state's primary harvest facility.

Major Pork Processors Near Fremont

Hormel Foods Fremont; Smithfield South Sioux City (across IA border); Nebraska Pork Partners Broken Bow

How Nebraska 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: nebraska hog prices Sources: USDA AMS, corn and soybean meal feed cost context, and GrainBrief hog finishing margin models

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