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Ham inner shank

USDA’s daily wholesale price for ham inner shank, sold by packers on negotiated deals, FOB the plant. It didn’t trade on the latest report (Thursday, Oct 29, 2026); its last price was $1.20 per hundredweight ($1.20 a pound), on Oct 26, 2026.

Price, Mon, Oct 26
$1.20/lb
Per cwt
$1.20
Day’s range
$0.96–$1.40

How its last price compared · On the low side

Higher than on 5 of the other 46 days it traded in the past year.

Lowest of the yearHighest of the year

A year earlier (Oct 29, 2025) it was $1.43 per hundredweight; its last price is −16.0% against that. Over the past year it traded on 47 days, averaging $1.33, from a low of $1.08 (Feb 11, 2026) to a high of $1.64 (Mar 23, 2026). In a usual year (2020–2025) it runs highest in August (+11.3% against its own year’s average) and lowest in January (−9.8%).

Every week on record Jan 2, 2020 to Oct 26, 2026

$1.84$0.56
  • Price
  • Weekly average, dollars per hundredweight

Each point is the average of the week’s daily prices; gaps are stretches of three weeks or more with no sales. On record since Jan 2, 2020: 577 days with a price.

Average price by month $ per lb

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
20261.351.211.501.291.311.231.131.291.231.20··1.27
20251.221.311.431.351.351.611.451.571.601.541.411.281.43
20241.121.101.221.311.311.361.271.401.191.221.241.241.25
20231.181.231.241.080.941.211.471.361.291.101.031.031.18
20221.281.281.241.451.321.411.391.411.421.331.391.281.35
20211.101.091.331.511.571.461.511.561.481.211.141.021.33
20200.960.940.960.581.121.071.001.161.341.301.151.101.05

Each month is weighted by the pounds sold on each day. A dot is a month with no sales on record.

Its usual year Each month against its own year’s average, the median over 2020–2025

  1. Jan−9.8%
  2. Feb−9.7%
  3. Mar−1.3%
  4. Apr−0.2%
  5. May+1.4%
  6. Jun+6.6%
  7. Jul+2.3%
  8. Aug+11.3%
  9. Sep+10.0%
  10. Oct−1.9%
  11. Nov−1.2%
  12. Dec−7.8%

Day by day The last 20 days it traded

DayPer cwtPer lbRange, per cwtPounds
Oct 26, 2026$1.20$1.20$0.96–$1.403,775
Sep 17, 2026$1.24$1.24$1.20–$1.274,096
Sep 16, 2026$1.25$1.25$1.20–$1.2714,482
Sep 11, 2026$1.23$1.23$1.15–$1.4259,956
Aug 26, 2026$1.14$1.14$1.14–$1.1420,195
Aug 17, 2026$1.28$1.28$1.16–$1.404,050
Aug 5, 2026$1.25$1.25$1.25–$1.2645,654
Aug 3, 2026$1.47$1.47$1.44–$1.7626,784
Jul 1, 2026$1.13$1.13$1.02–$1.1551,545
Jun 30, 2026$1.14$1.14$1.13–$1.1583,660
Jun 15, 2026$1.35$1.35$1.34–$1.4522,550
Jun 9, 2026$1.41$1.41$1.40–$1.4620,086
Jun 8, 2026$1.43$1.43$1.40–$1.454,059
Jun 1, 2026$1.46$1.46$1.45–$1.464,147
May 18, 2026$1.38$1.38$1.38–$1.4543,430
May 11, 2026$1.41$1.41$1.37–$1.464,910
May 8, 2026$1.21$1.21$1.10–$1.3733,722
Apr 30, 2026$1.41$1.41$1.40–$1.425,942
Apr 28, 2026$1.35$1.35$1.35–$1.3788,631
Apr 23, 2026$1.40$1.40$1.37–$1.4012,335

Every day is in the CSV downloads.

Other cuts from the ham today Dearest first, per pound

The ham primal as a whole was worth $0.60 per hundredweight on Thursday, Oct 29, 2026: its page.

About these numbers

Prices are USDA’s, from the National Daily Pork FOB Plant, Negotiated Sales afternoon report (LM_PK602): the weighted average of the day’s negotiated sales, FOB the packing plant, in dollars per hundredweight (100 lb). Divide by 100 for the price per pound. These are wholesale prices, well below what the same cut costs at a store. USDA lists this item as “Inner Shank”. The latest report is for Oct 29, 2026; the next is due Fri, Oct 30, 2026.

The pork board has every cut for today, the cutout, the primals and the whole history as CSV downloads. Source: USDA Agricultural Marketing Service.