St Joseph, MO Tue, Apr 28, 2025 USDA Market News
Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection

CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP Chicken(Yng)
Tuesday - 04/28/2026 109,000 1,000 488,000 8,000 35,373,000
Week ago 111,000 1,000 489,000 8,000 35,604,000
Year ago (act) 121,110 514 487,054 6,963 35,127,000
Week to Date 215,000 2,000 972,000 18,000 70,514,000
Same Period Last Week 208,000 2,000 981,000 18,000 71,078,000
Same Period Last Year 225,377 969 971,648 16,940 70,221,000
2026 Year to Date 8,834,600 37,825 41,903,027 623,316 3,072,773,000
2025 Year to Date 9,788,618 43,069 42,181,873 645,974 3,034,809,000
Percent Change -9.8% -12.2% -0.7% -2.1% +1.3%
** REVISION * HOGS * MON 484( 484) * HOGS * REVISION **
Previous Day Breakdown Steers/Heifers Cows/Bulls
Monday 89,000 17,000

INDEXES
04/27 04/24 04/23 04/22 04/21 04/20 04/17 04/16
CATFAX FED 6 STATE 246.77 246.09 247.04 247.75 248.02 248.02 248.02 248.02
CATFAX FED 3 STATE 246.21 246.06 247.13 247.72 247.99 247.99 247.96 247.75
CME FEEDER 369.62 369.34 369.32 370.00 373.44 374.37 375.69 377.67
CME LEAN HOG *91.19 91.26 91.44 91.43 91.05 90.51 90.37 90.51
CARCASS BASE PRICE 91.24 90.78 90.57 90.56 91.94 89.93 89.37 89.21
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 Tue, Apr 28, 2026 USDA Market News

NATIONAL DAILY PORK REPORT FOB PLANT - Negotiated Sales
PORK CARCASS CUTOUT CHANGE TOTAL LDS
04/28 MORNING $ 99.95 +0.72 156.87
04/28 AFTERNOON $ 98.26 -0.97 340.00

CARLOT PORK OPEN CLOSE
DATE 04/28 04/28
LOADS - CUTS 142.86 312.52
LOADS - TRIM 14.01 27.48
LOINS 1/4" Trim VAC 97.74 98.98
LOINS BNLS CC Strap On 131.58 132.49
HAMS - Trm Sel 17-20# No Test No Test
Trm Sel 20-23# No Test 84.50
Trm Sel 23-27# 85.99 81.44
BELLIES Skn-on 10-12# 281.02 281.29
BOXED Skn-on 12-14# 277.67 272.87

BEEF

Des Moines, IA Tue, Apr 28, 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
04/28 04/28
CH 600-900# $389.18 -0.38 $388.90 -0.66
SE 600-900# $387.29 -1.31 $388.78 +0.18

LOADS
Choice cuts 38.43 77.63
Select cuts 4.05 7.66
Trimmings 0.00 0.00
Coarse Grinds 9.93 12.72
CH/SEL SPREAD $1.89 $0.12

POULTRY

04/28 - Daily Turkey Market
Frozen Grade A basted equivalent processor
offering prices on a national basis (FOB for current shipments).
8-16 lb hens - 170-180
16-24 lb toms - 172-180

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

04/24 - Weekly National Chicken Report
National Composite Whole Bird for the Week Ending: 04/24/26
Wtd Avg Chg Range Wk Ago Avg
$121.77 +1.94 $ 90.00-$150.00 $119.83

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

04/28 - Daily New York Shell Egg
AVERAGE PRICE LAST REPORTED
CLASS PRICE RANGE PRICE CHANGE (04/27/25)
Extra Large $ 61.00-$ 65.00 $ 63.00 - 3.00 $ 66.00
Large $ 59.00-$ 63.00 $ 61.00 - 3.00 $ 64.00
Medium $ 55.00-$ 59.00 $ 57.00 - 2.00 $ 59.00
-- NEW YORK SHELL EGGS - CAGED, DELIVERED WAREHOUSE, WHITE, CENTS PER DOZEN --
-- PRICES TO RETAILERS, SALES TO VOLUME BUYERS, WHITE EGGS IN CARTONS --