St Joseph, MO Wed, Apr 23, 2025 USDA Market News
Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection

CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP
Wednesday - 04/23/2025 122,000 1,000 488,000 6,000
Week ago 123,000 1,000 488,000 5,000
Year ago (act) 125,284 817 480,656 7,428
Week to Date 350,000 3,000 1,329,000 23,000
Same Period Last Week 357,000 3,000 1,462,000 24,000
Same Period Last Year* 363,747 2,406 1,450,024 24,164
2025 Year to Date 9,356,383 48,428 40,134,558 604,125
2024*Year to Date 9,899,760 73,056 41,480,650 611,589
Percent Change -5.5% -33.7% -3.3% -1.2%
Previous Day Breakdown Steers/Heifers Cows/Bulls
Tuesday 101,000 22,000
2025 *Totals subject to revision / 2024 * Totals adjusted to reflect
NASS Revisions / Yearly totals may not add due to rounding

INDEXES
04/22 04/21 04/18 04/17 04/16 04/15 04/14
CATFAX FED 6 STATE 212.45 212.45 211.22 210.69 206.29 206.29 206.29
CATFAX FED 3 STATE 209.61 209.61 209.61 209.29 204.00 204.00 204.00
CME FEEDER 288.97 288.78 289.30 292.42 293.57 288.03 288.07
CME LEAN HOG *86.75 86.08 85.71 85.46 85.21 85.09 85.37
3 Area LEAN HOG 84.45 83.71 83.75 83.10 83.13 82.90 82.98
NA = Not Available; **NA = Not Available Due to Packer Submission Issues;
*NA* = Not Available Due to Confidentiality; + Before the CME Feeder price
indicates a revision by the CME; * = Projection; CME projected Lean Hog
Index, is only an estimate that may vary one or two cents from actual.

NOTES: 3 AREA LEAN: = 3 area lean value base cost for 51-52% lean hogs;
CATFAX FED 6 STATES: Iowa, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Texas, and Oklahoma;
CATFAX FED 3 STATES: Kansas, Texas, and Oklahoma.

PORK

Des Moines, IA Wed, Apr 23, 2025 USDA Market News

NATIONAL DAILY PORK REPORT FOB PLANT - Negotiated Sales
PORK CARCASS CUTOUT CHANGE TOTAL LDS
04/23 MORNING $ 95.52 -0.26 149.19
04/23 AFTERNOON $ 94.08 -1.70 326.24

CARLOT PORK OPEN CLOSE
DATE 04/23 04/23
LOADS - CUTS 128.06 287.32
LOADS - TRIM 21.14 38.91
LOINS 1/4" Trim VAC 97.61 94.15
LOINS BNLS CC Strap On 135.92 131.01
HAMS - Trm Sel 17-20# 89.46 89.46
Trm Sel 20-23# 89.85 89.07
Trm Sel 23-27# 86.24 84.73
BELLIES Skn-on 10-12# No Test 265.76
BOXED Skn-on 12-14# No Test No Test

BEEF

Des Moines, IA Wed, Apr 23, 2025 USDA Market News

NATIONAL DAILY BOXED BEEF CUTOUT AND BOXED BEEF CUTS - Negotiated
ESTIMATED BOXED BEEF CUT-OUT VALUES

Based on negotiated prices and volume of boxed beef cuts delivered
Within 0-21 days and on average industry cutting yields. Values reflect
U.S. Dollars per 100 pounds.

MORNING AFTERNOON
BEEF CUTOUTS OPEN CHNG CLOSE CHNG
04/23 04/23
CH 600-900# $332.36 +0.63 $331.97 +0.24
SE 600-900# $316.45 -1.20 $314.52 -3.13
LOADS
Choice cuts 34.35 108.37
Select cuts 13.33 37.87
Trimmings 4.47 7.97
Coarse Grinds 9.99 16.58
CH/SEL SPREAD $15.91 $17.45

POULTRY

04/22 - Daily Turkey Market
Frozen Grade A basted equivalent processor
offering prices on a national basis (FOB for current deliveries).
8-16 lb hens $107.00 - $118.00 cents FOB
16-24 lb toms $107.00 - $119.00 cents FOB

04/17 - Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection
Young Chickens - for the Week Ending: 04/12 Week Ago Yr Ago
167,206 167,851 162,156

04/18 - Weekly National Chicken Report
National Composite Whole Bird for the Week Ending: 04/18/25
Wtd Avg Chg Range Wk Ago Avg
$135.42 -0.41 $116.00-$155.00 $135.83

04/16 - Weekly Egg Sets & Chicks Placed
Weekly Egg Sets for the week ending 04/12 - 250 million, dn slightly from a
year ago
Chick placement for the week ending 04/12 - 192 million, dn slightly from a
year ago

04/23 - Daily New York Shell Egg
AVERAGE PRICE LAST REPORTED
CLASS PRICE RANGE PRICE CHANGE (4/22/2025)
Extra Large $372.00-$376.00 $374.00 - 0.00 $374.00
Large $370.00-$374.00 $372.00 - 0.00 $372.00
Medium $319.00-$323.00 $321.00 - 0.00 $321.00
** NEW YORK SHELL EGGS - CAGED, DELIVERED WAREHOUSE, WHITE, CENTS PER DOZEN **
** PRICES TO RETAILERS, SALES TO VOLUME BUYERS, WHITE EGGS IN CARTONS **