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

                           CATTLE   CALVES      HOGS       SHEEP   Chicken(Yng)
Thursday - 04/23/2026     106,000    1,000     490,000     7,000     35,460,000
Week ago                  104,000    1,000     491,000     8,000     35,335,000
Year ago (act)            116,598      318     472,935     7,544     34,496,000
Week to Date              425,000    4,000   1,966,000    30,000    142,039,000
Same Period Last Week     429,000    4,000   1,968,000    30,000    140,644,000
Same Period Last Year     461,941    1,774   1,782,068    31,609    137,923,000
2026 Year to Date       8,515,600   34,825  40,428,027   610,316  2,905,310,000
2025 Year to Date       9,469,922   41,568  40,576,350   625,497  2,934,490,000
Percent Change             -10.1%   -16.2%       -0.4%     -2.4%          -1.0%
Previous Day Breakdown                   Steers/Heifers       Cows/Bulls
                              Wednesday      93,000             18,000

INDEXES
                         04/22  04/21  04/20  04/17  04/16  04/15  04/14  04/13
CATFAX FED 6 STATE      247.75 248.02 248.02 248.02 248.02 248.00 247.96 248.00
CATFAX FED 3 STATE      247.72 247.99 247.99 247.96 247.75 247.56 247.96 247.56
CME FEEDER              370.00 373.44 374.37 375.69 377.67 379.09 375.46 375.02
CME LEAN HOG            *91.43  91.05  90.51  90.37  90.51  90.66  90.60  90.33
CARCASS BASE PRICE       90.56  91.94  89.93  89.37  89.21  89.23  89.50  89.60
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.
CATFAX FED 6 STATES: Iowa, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Texas, and Oklahoma;
CATFAX FED 3 STATES: Kansas, Texas, and Oklahoma.

PORK

Des Moines, IA        Thu, Apr 23, 2026      USDA Market News

NATIONAL DAILY PORK REPORT FOB PLANT - Negotiated Sales
PORK CARCASS       CUTOUT     CHANGE     TOTAL LDS
04/23 MORNING     $ 98.11      -0.44      175.57
04/23 AFTERNOON   $ 97.82      -0.73      255.36

CARLOT PORK                 OPEN         CLOSE
 DATE                      04/23         04/23
 LOADS - CUTS             140.26        209.99
 LOADS - TRIM              35.31         45.36
 LOINS 1/4" Trim VAC       97.73         97.75
 LOINS BNLS CC Strap On   137.46        136.34
 HAMS - Trm Sel  17-20#  No Test       No Test
        Trm Sel  20-23#  No Test       No Test
        Trm Sel  23-27#    91.18         89.76
 BELLIES  Skn-on 10-12#  No Test        154.28
 BOXED    Skn-on 12-14#  No Test       No Test

BEEF

Des Moines, IA        Thu, Apr 23, 2026      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#    $384.97  +0.78      $383.50  -0.69
 SE 600-900#    $381.68  -1.65      $382.58  -0.75

    LOADS   
     Choice cuts     24.75               71.24
     Select cuts      2.87                4.68
     Trimmings        9.94               13.94
     Coarse Grinds   10.28               14.83
    CH/SEL SPREAD    $3.29               $0.92

POULTRY

04/23 - Daily Turkey Market
Frozen Grade A basted equivalent processor
offering prices on a national basis (FOB for current shipments).
 8-16 lb hens - 169-180
16-24 lb toms - 170-180

04/23 - Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection
Young Chickens - for the Week Ending: 04/18      Week Ago    Yr Ago
                                     168,744      171,173   164,613

04/17 - Weekly National Chicken Report 
National Composite Whole Bird for the Week Ending: 04/17/26
      Wtd Avg    Chg         Range         Wk Ago Avg
      $119.83   -0.89   $ 90.00-$150.00     $120.72

04/22 - Weekly Egg Sets & Chicks Placed
Weekly Egg Sets for the week ending 04/18 - 256 million, Up 2% from a year ago
Chick placement for the week ending 04/18 - 198 million, Up 4% from a year ago

04/23 - Daily New York Shell Egg
                                  AVERAGE   PRICE   LAST REPORTED 
CLASS           PRICE RANGE        PRICE    CHANGE   (04/22/25)
Extra Large   $ 65.00-$ 69.00     $ 67.00   Unchgd     $ 67.00
Large         $ 63.00-$ 67.00     $ 65.00   Unchgd     $ 65.00
Medium        $ 57.00-$ 61.00     $ 59.00   Unchgd     $ 59.00
-- NEW YORK SHELL EGGS - CAGED, DELIVERED WAREHOUSE, WHITE, CENTS PER DOZEN --
   -- PRICES TO RETAILERS, SALES TO VOLUME BUYERS, WHITE EGGS IN CARTONS --